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Fevers beyond a certain temperature damage the body almost as much as they damage the virus or bacteria. They can even cause brain damage or death. For bacter
by gshdg 7y ago
Fevers beyond a certain temperature damage the body almost as much as they damage the virus or bacteria. They can even cause brain damage or death.
For bacterial infections that we can treat with antibiotics, it's often worthwhile to just skip the fever entirely. For viral infections, the goal is to keep the fever at a level that the body can more reasonably recover from.