Chapter 34, Problem 3WIO

Summary Introduction

To explain:

The reason if one avoids taking fever reducing medications when ill, the consequences of overmedicating in a fever and the risk of allowing fever to rise too high.

Concept Introduction:

Fever is a state of the increase in the temperature of the body above the normal temperature of ${\text{37}}^{\text{o}}\text{C}$(centigrade). It occurs due to the infection caused by the micro-organisms like bacteria, fungi and virus. Fever has beneficial effects like increasing the immune system of the body by activating the immune system cells.