All of the Following Pertain to Fever EXCEPT That It

question 34

Multiple Choice

All of the following pertain to fever EXCEPT that it

• A) intensifies the effect of antiviral interferons.
• B) stimulates T lymphocyte activity.
• C) is caused by interleukin-1 and TNF-alpha coming into contact with the hypothalamus.
• D) can be initiated by specific types of pathogens.
• E) accelerates microbial growth by increasing iron absorption from the digestive tract.

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Definitions:

Proportional

An attribute of a relationship where changes in one variable are associated with consistent, proportional changes in another variable.

Flat Tax Structure

A tax system with a constant marginal rate, usually applied to individual or corporate income.

Percentage

A ratio or fraction out of 100 that is used to express how large one quantity is relative to another quantity.

Marginal Rate

The rate of increase in a variable (e.g., tax rate, substitution, technical substitution) as another variable (e.g., income, quantity of another good) increases incrementally.