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What is fever?
Fever is elevation of body temperature due to a resetting of hypothalamic
thermostat.
What is hypothalamic thermostat?
It is the main regulator of body temperature. It is located in the hypothalamus. It
adjust core temperature at set point (36.6 c -37.2 c) by controlling heat loss and
heat production.
A person with a fever still regulates body temperature in respose to heat or cold
but at higher set point (above 37.2 c).
The most common cause of fever is infection, but physical trauma and stress can
also induce fever.
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