why does body temperature increase when someone is ill?

Subject: why does body temperature increase when someone is ill?

Date: Tue Jun 30 03:03:19 1998
Posted by Rob Cleary
Grade level: grad (non-science)
School: Nowra Technology High School
City: Nowra State/Province: NSW
Country: Australia
Area of science: Medicine
ID: 899193799.Me

Message:


Is the increase in temperature the body's way of fighting an illness? 
Is it counterproductive to try to reduce a raised temperature?

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