A fever is often part of the immune system’s response to infection.

A fever is often part of the immune system’s response to infection.

From: I, How Infection Works

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What You Need to Know About Infectious Disease.
Drexler M; Institute of Medicine (US).
Washington (DC): National Academies Press (US); 2010.
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