I absolutely hate being sick! The word “fever” scares me. Whenever I would get a fever I would always wait until I would sweat because I knew my fever broke! But I always wondered what was the fever? Why was I always cold and shivering? Why did they scare me so much?
Most individuals have a body temperature of around 98.6°F (37°C). A few individuals will have a typical temperature that is a bit higher; others will have an ordinary temperature that is somewhat lower. Body temperatures even change over the span of the day: It is generally somewhat lower in the morning and a bit higher at night. For most children, their body temperature stays essentially the same until you get sick.
It turns out the shivering and coldness is actually the body’s was of fighting an infection. A fever is the point at which your body expands its thermostat, found in the Hypothalamus.On a hot day, your body temperature may increment, however the thermostat stays at around 36.8°C. When you feel hot the hypothalamus tries to fix this with sweating and expanded blood stream to the skin. With a fever, it is the thermostat that has risen. This implies your body temperature is under 36.8°C, so you cold, to raise your temperature. The higher body temperature may help battle disease by speeding white blood cell to slow the bacteria reproduction.
Once your hypothalamus sets another temperature for your body, your body makes a move and begins to warm up. At the point when a fever begins, your body gets hotter and you may shiver. You feel cold even if the room is not cold. I know for I sit in layers of clothes with so many blankets surrounding me. After the fever breaks your hypothalamus will set everything back to the right temperature. At the point your body will start to chill off. You’ll start to feel warm and sweat a lot. That’s my favorite part because I know I am getting better!
Fevers can actually be seen as a good thing because when you have a fever it is easier to tell that you have an infection, and makes it easier to treat the passionate so they get better faster.
Sources:
http://kidshealth.org/kid/ill_injure/sick/fever.html#
http://www.everydayhealth.com/cold-and-flu/why-do-we-get-chills-with-a-fever.aspx
Will never forget last Christmas. Spent 2 days in the hospital with the flu. My fever refused to go down. At least I got extra ice cream.
Seriously hate fevers. I was really sick during summer session and I had a fever of 103 degrees. It was hell. I would wake up so cold and weak. Seriously nothing you want when in college.