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Through Temperature Rise
When your body temperature rises because of an infection, it’s called a fever. Fevers are caused by chemicals called pyrogens flowing in the bloodstream. One purpose of a fever is thought to be to raise the body’s temperature enough to kill off certain bacteria and viruses sensitive to temperature changes.
A fever fights infection by helping immune cells to crawl along the blood-vessel. The temperature of these cells from the normal mouse body temperature of 37°C to X°C. The method could help to reveal human organ functions in health and disease.ss