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serg [7]
3 years ago
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Fever ________. Group of answer choices: a) decreases the metabolic rate of the body to conserve energy b) causes the liver to r

elease large amounts of iron, which seems to inhibit bacterial replication production c) is regulated by chemicals that reset the body's thermostat to a higher setting
Biology
1 answer:
Alisiya [41]3 years ago
3 0

Answer:

Fever c) is regulated by chemicals that reset the body's thermostat to a higher setting

Explanation:

Fever is a high body temperature and is one of the ways our immune system attempts to combat an infection. It is also referred to as pyrexia and it could be more than between 37.2 and 38.3 °C (99.0 and 100.9 °F) in humans, there is not a single agreed-upon upper limit. <em>Temperature is regulated in the hypothalamus.</em> Fever helps your immune system fight infections by speeding up the functioning of cells and it makes it harder for bacteria and viruses to thrive in the body.

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