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honestdiary t1_j94wzdv wrote

Reply to comment by Interesting-Month-56 in Why are fevers cyclical? by Key-Marionberry-9854

I believe so. Too high of a fever, or too long of a fever, your organs start to cook.

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MrDilbert t1_j96iviq wrote

Side note: that's actually the reason why Ebola is so dangerous: its natural reservoir are bats who have higher body temperature than humans, so when the human body wants to get rid of it, it has to ramp up the fever. And since the virus can handle higher temperatures, the fever has to run hotter and/or longer to kill it off, but has a very high chance of cooking the internal organs as well.

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