Why is it that fevers always get higher at night, but then go back down during t!


Question: Why is it that fevers always get higher at night, but then go back down during the days !?
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Have you been tested for tuberculosis!? That is one of the symptom of !. TB!. along with other symptoms!. such as fatigue and hemoptysis and cough!.

When ill, your body has to fight the infection with antibodies!. To speed up the production of these, the body heats up!. Higher temperatures mean faster chemical reactions!. To do this, your body 'turns up its thermostat', and makes your body think that it is colder than it is, so your body heats up: it makes you feel cold, so you put on layers, turn up the heating e!.t!.c!. This is done by the heat-regulating - hypothalamus or brain stem!.located at the base of the brain!. !. When asleep, you thermostat does not, like normal, cool down, but stays at the same level!.


So, at night, the body thinks it is cold, and cannot add layers (as you are asleep) so uses energy heating you up!. This is one of the reasons that a sick person is often tired and hungry
as his metabolic needs are increased!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

A fever is the body's response to an infection!. The body's immune system does it's repair work while you are resting!. -usually at night!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

your body temperature naturally rises at night!. hence you need a blanket Www@Answer-Health@Com





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