Fevers Due to Illness

question 86

Multiple Choice

 Fevers due to illness

• A) have no benefit and should be reduced immediately through the use of medication.
• B) represent a failure of the body's temperature control system.
• C) result from a resetting of the body's temperature set point.
• D) occur when the body's set point is exceeded.

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