Fever Increases Numbers Of Immune Cells: Scientific American Podcast
This SciAm podcast looks at why you develop a fever as part of your immune response. It turns out it may be more than just to make your body less habitable for the invader …
I’ve always thought that when I get a fever, it’s my body trying to make things uncomfortable for the invading pathogen. And that’s often true—higher temperatures can inhibit the bad guys’ ability to replicate. But my fever may actually be a one-two-punch. In addition to slowing down the invader, the heat helps the immune system recruit more troops for a counter-attack.
