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Turn up the heat (lemmy.world)
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[โ€“] [email protected] 9 points 6 months ago (1 children)

TIL the reason for high temperature

[โ€“] [email protected] 25 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

Most infections can survive the minor temperature rise. The more tangible reason is that the rise in temperature signals phagocytes that it's dinner time. Also it helps mobilizing white blood cells and increases the production of T-cells.