Let fever do its job

Re:Let fever do its job by neovialogistics on Thursday November 30, 2023 @11:11PM (#38483045)

Fever has tradeoffs: it kills most pathogens but it also does small amounts of permanent damage to brain, nerve, lung and marrow tissue. Far better to eradicate the pathogens before they enter the body, wherever that strategy is feasible to carry out.

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Re:Let fever do its job by flippinfloppin on Friday December 01, 2023 @04:10AM (#38484755)

Since when?

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Re:Let fever do its job by retrochameleon on Friday December 01, 2023 @05:30PM (#38493437)

Source required for "permanent damage to brain, etc."

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Re:Let fever do its job by neovialogistics on Saturday December 02, 2023 @03:15PM (#38501637)

https://www.health.harvard.edu/a_to_z/fever-a-to-z

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Re:Let fever do its job by retrochameleon on Sunday December 03, 2023 @03:52PM (#38510649)

The only mention I see is at the end: > Sustained body temperatures of 106 degrees Fahrenheit or above can cause brain damage.

My only thought is that this should be painfully obvious. Of course extreme fevers can cause damage to the body and brain.

I thought we were talking about the typical case of fever.

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