Thursday, September 16, 2010

Today's fun fact...

We were talking about chills and fever and began to wonder why we shiver with a fever, especially  I when you don't feel cold.  I thought the explanation was kind of fun:

 Those suffering with a fever may also shiver and shake with chills. Although they may have a temperature above 98.6 degrees, the “set point” of the body’s temperature has been raised by the brain by the onset of a fever. This prompts the body to do things to make it warmer. Shivering when you have a fever creates more heat as it would in the cold, thus, elevating your body’s temperature even more.
Now you know. You're welcome.

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