Why would someone be given a ice bath with a high fever?!
Question: It has something to do with enzymes.
Answers: It has something to do with enzymes.
Our bodies work because millions of chemical reactions are going on inside...
Enzymes are a HUGE part of this process. They catalyse or increase the rates of many reactions. They do not get used up in the process.
Our bodies use fevers to fight infection by viruses, bacteria, etc.,. But, fevers affect our own cellular metabolism, too. Which is why at certain levels, the fever becomes a cure worse than the disease it is fighting.
Rising temps are a byproduct of the release of energy; matter is moving faster when it is warm than when it is cooler. And enzymes are states of matter, which may seem obvious to you, but they have special properties and understanding the way that temperatures affect them is the key to understanding fever:
Chemists have a rule of thumb that a 10