🍒HEALTH NUGGETS 🍒

FEVER>

▪️This is a temporary increase in the average body temperature. Fever is the body's immune system natural response to infection and an indicator to the patient that your body is fighting something and you need to help it.

▪️ During a fever, there's immense proliferation of white blood cells which ingest the bacteria.

▪️This increase affects the hypothalamus hence resetting the body to a higher temperature. It may also include alteration of cold , shivers then hot.

▪️What happens in the body during fever?

🐞Growth of microbes is inhibited.

🐞It increases the heart rate so that white blood cells, etc. are delivered to infection sites more rapidly.

🐞WBC division increases.

▪️Regulation of temperature is important before any treatment is done. Mostly through hydration i.e. drinking enough water.

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