Fever!
Lower it or Leave it alone?
It's very important to understand that a fever serves to PROTECT your body against infection and the body is doing the right thing at the right time! It does this in three ways:
(watch how AMAZING the body is)
1. A fever stimulates your immune system into producing more white blood cells, antibodies, and a protein called interferon, all of which work to protect your body against harmful microorganisms.
2. By raising your body's temperature a few degrees, a fever makes it harder for invading bacteria and viruses to survive and flourish. The higher your core body temperature is, the harder it is for harmful microorganisms to survive in your body.
3. A fever helps to shuttle iron to your liver so that it is not readily available to fuel the growth of invading bacteria.
How does a Fever Kill Cancer?
Cancer cells are also very sensitive to heat and normal cells are not affected by heat. Dr Joan Bull, a pioneering oncologist at Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Centre in Houston, is already heating cancer patients' bodies to boost the immune system. 'We're using a temperature you would get with a bad case of the flu,' says Dr Bull.
"I'm scared my child will have a seizure if I don't do anything about it?"
A fever cannot cause brain damage unless it reaches 107.6 degrees Fahrenheit and stays there for an extended period of time.
Since your brain has a built-in thermostat that does not allow your core temperature to rise above 106 degrees Fahrenheit during an infectious process, it's virtually impossible to experience brain damage from a fever caused by a bacterial or viral infection!
The one thing you never want to happen during a fever is becoming dehydrated, this is when it can become dangerous and you may need medical attention to get fluids back into the body immediately if you or your child haven't been drinking lots of water.
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