Macrophages just want to watch the whole body burn.
this post was submitted on 20 Oct 2023
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From what I've read, anything over about 101F is doing more harm than good.
That's 38C for anyone out of the US
311 Kelvin for anyone who is an absolutist
And
560 Rankine for absolutists who wish to stick with Fahrenheit
Pretty sure it's anything at 42°C or above that is a vital emergency, as it starts to destroy neurons
39°C is basically a normal fever
I just converted what they said
Then convert better next time! (/s)
That's not very high
38C is a nice handful, not a temperature.
This does not appear to match the evidence anymore: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7717216/
The body is generally unable to raise the core temperature to the point where it can cause permanent damage, unless the ambient temperature is high. That is, unless there is a pre-existing heart or other vital organ condition.
In fact, fevers >=39C (102.2F) showed better outcomes in covid patients.
I thought danger was at 104F??
Apparently, ~108F, but generally, the body needs help to get there.
To me Macrophages are the single most interesting creatures(symbiotes?) in the human body. I've read so much about them yet know so little.
Its their body, we are just the pilot.
Haha, yeah, sounds about right! No neurons, yet so determined.
Watch cells at work, you will thank me later
I've had this Excel workbook open for an hour now and my boss is asking why I'm just staring at it. But thank you?
It was an Excel joke.
you could say... it was a very good joke
You could say that he excelled at making jokes!
This sort of confusion just sheets me.
I only know ibuprofen as a pain killer, but good to know it can also reduce fever!
Having a fever I can deal with, but I will immediately take some meds to not have a headache. Unfortunately, usually a fever comes with a headache.:(