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Because your protiens breakdown at high temperatures; protiens control your bodily functions, so this would put your life at risk if your temperature gets too high
a high fever could lead to death.
body temperatures are very important.
a very high temperature could lead to seizures, delirium, etc.
--- Believe it or not most fevers are harmless. They are the body's way of fighting an infection. Fevers in children are the ones that are seen as the most dangerous but most doctors think the biggest worry is in the parents over worrying.
---The most important thing to remember about fevers is what is causing it over trying to control it.
--- I quoted from the page : "Fever!" which was done by a doctor and explains about fevers a great deal.
--- Parents worry about fevers of 104oF because they think that such a high fever is dangerous or can do harm to the body. While it is true that some children may have febrile convulsions at that temperature (which is enough to scare any parent), most children will never have a seizure with fever. And even though seizures with fever are frightening, they are not dangerous. A temperature of 108oF is certainly likely to cause brain damage. Children can generally tolerate temperatures up to 106oF without harm although such high fevers are not good for the health of parents. Fevers almost never go above 106oF because the body produces the fever in response to illness and the body is usually smart enough to not hurt itself. Temperatures are more likely to go dangerously high if a child is dehydrated since he needs fluids to sweat to bring the fever down, or if the child has too much clothing or blankets since they will prevent heat from escaping, or if he has meningitis which can interfere with the thermostat in the brain.
--- Pediatricians take high fevers seriously because temperatures over 104oF have a higher likelihood of being caused by a serious bacterial infection like pneumonia or meningitis. Our concern is not what the fever might do to our patient, but rather, what is causing the fever. A child who has a high fever deserves a thorough examination and may even require some tests like a complete blood count, chest x-ray, and urine culture, to help evaluate the cause for the fever. If the cause of the fever is not established with certainty and the fever remains high then the patient deserves careful observation and periodic re-evaluation by the doctor.