Question

when you get an infectious disease, you may 'get a temperature'. this is a way your body protects you as many microorganisms cannot reproduce at high temperatures. however, people always try to bring the temperature of an ill person down. explain why this may be the case

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Answer:

When you have an infection, you make lots of these cells. They work faster to try and fight off the infection. The increase in these white blood cells affects your hypothalamus. This makes your body heat up, causing a fever.