Question

Doctors advise to put strips of wet cloth on the forehead of a person having high fever.give reason

Answer 1

Because the strip of the wet cloth on forehead decreases the body temperature as it carries away the heat from the body.
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Answer 2

 When a person has fever his body temperature becomes more than the normal body temperature. If we put strips of wet cloth on the forehead of a person suffering from high fever, the water evaporates taking heat from the body, creating a cooling effect. Thus, moist strips will lower his body temperature.