It is quite common that people feel a decrease in body temperature, but there are no accompanying factors for the appearance of such a symptom. Also, people often have cold hands and feet, there is a noticeable lethargy and apathy.

Most often low body temperature appears due to the fact that a person has low hemoglobin, improper work thyroid gland, the level goes down immunity in the body, a breakdown or some kind of illness that was not so long ago transferred by a person.

It is worth noting that if a person has already visited a doctor and passed all the tests, but the body temperature has not started to rise, then you should definitely start changing your lifestyle. And this means that a person should go in for sports as much as possible, eat right. Also, the patient must necessarily consume as many vitamins daily as possible in order to strengthen his immunity.

What can cause a decrease in human body temperature? Most often, these signs are:

• A lesion that occurs in the adrenal glands;
• The work of the thyroid gland begins to decrease;
• When a person is often overworked;
• After a person has chronic illness, there was not the correct functioning of the body;
• When a person takes in enough drugs simultaneously;
• During pregnancy, there is also an option that a woman's body temperature may drop;
• When a person's body lacks vitamin C.

What is a lowered body temperature?

In fact, a lowered body temperature is considered when it is below thirty-six degrees Celsius. It is also worth noting that this body temperature can sometimes be found in healthy people, but most often this happens only in morning time days. But it is also worth noting that when the temperature drops in the morning, this indicates that the functions of the thyroid gland decrease, and there is also an option that the level of adrenal gland work decreases. It can also be noted that a low body temperature can also occur due to depletion of the body, any diseases that are associated with the brain, with bronchitis, which is chronic or with sufficiently serious blood loss. Also, a lowered body temperature is quite common when the body begins to freeze.

What are the first signs that indicate that a person's body temperature is lowered?

• The very first sign is considered to be a person's weakness;
• It is also considered a sign when a person constantly wants to sleep;
• If a person has a general malaise;
• Frequent irritability is also a sign of low body temperature;
• When a person's thought processes begin to slow down, this is also considered the first sign.

It is also worth knowing and remembering that if a child has a low temperature, then the first thing to do is to show him to the doctor. But there are also such options when a low body temperature is considered normal. But this is only when a person is at low temperature efficient, he does not have any pathologies, and he is constantly in a vigorous state.

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The human resistance system often fails due to the complexity of its multi-level structure and the inevitability of age-related oppression. in children it is widespread due to the little "experience of struggle" among its agents, in the active childbearing period - against the background of life's ups and downs and hormonal changes. And the closer to menopause, the more influential factors of general deterioration of regeneration and metabolism become.

Causes

In addition to aging and "misunderstandings" between the immune system and other processes taking place in the body, specific factors are also capable of weakening resistance.

One by one, the adult organism adapts well to them. But a combination of 2-3 such reasons is already dangerous.

Diseases that weaken the immune system

Among the pathogens affecting the immune system, the immunodeficiency virus is the most widely known. It is able to capture monocytes, macrophages of at least 3 types, including bone marrow, one type of lymphocytes.

Next on the list is. Its representatives are divided into 8 types, and the pathogenicity of the last 3 has not yet been proven. All of them "prefer" nerve cells inaccessible to the protective bodies. But the property of infecting B-type lymphocytes is possessed only by the 4th type - the Epstein-Barr virus.

Weakened immunity in an adult is often observed in autoimmune pathologies - allergies to the body's own substances / cells. With them, the immune defense itself creates false threats for itself in the form of foci of aseptic inflammation, and then fights with them, leaving no resources to confront real challenges.

Lifestyle

Alcohol abuse, addiction to drugs, smoking, frequent change of sexual partners, irregular sleep can undermine any health. Two more external components of its deterioration are the uniformity of the surrounding conditions and inactivity.

The first leads to a gradual "shutdown" of the adaptive resource (and immunity is a part of it). The second one impairs the peripheral blood supply throughout the body, and the agents of resistance cannot enter the target tissues.

Other factors

The reasons for a significantly or severely weakened immunity can also be:

• protracted, critical;
• unfavorable living conditions;
• long-term treatment with immunosuppressants, X-rays,;
• after bone marrow transplantation and any major trauma.

Weakened immunity: symptoms and signs

Even significant things rarely become immediately noticeable. With a sufficiently hygienic environment and lifestyle, an individual is able to ignore his weakened immunity for months.

Symptoms of an immunodeficiency state are nonspecific, they are manifested by signs characteristic of the infection, which contributed to the identification of the problem.

In adults

In the very general view, patients note an increase in morbidity, recurrence of persistent (the focus remains in the body forever) infections. They are exacerbated chronic pathologies, new ones appear, provoked by their own normal microflora.

In children

Until the age of 12, all systems of the body develop, and the connections between them, compensating for each other's failures, have not yet been established. For these reasons, a weakened immunity in a child often manifests itself more clearly than in adults, and does not "wait" for special reasons for manifestation. Parents should be wary if their child has:

• pustules on the skin do not pass;
• 2-3 times a year otitis media, rhinitis, or sinusitis occur;
• there have been cases of pneumonia;
• 1-2 times a year there are severe infections;
• persistently recurrent candidiasis of the genital tract, skin, mouth;
• the child lags behind peers in development, especially physical, the growth rate is reduced;
• antibiotic treatment lasts more than a month before the first results appear.

For immunodeficiency in children, a spontaneous increase in temperature is also typical, not associated with events around.

Weakened immunity - what to do?

But most immunodeficiencies are of a better corrected nature. You need to start with fixing your lifestyle and list of habits. Introduce to the vacated "places" should be measures to normalize the diet and increase the adaptive capabilities of the body.

Vitamins

Modern and grown on maturation accelerators and plucked semi-green. Adequate volume and minerals with them can only be obtained by switching to a vegan diet.

They do not cure immunodeficiencies - they only give antibodies the components necessary for their maturation and work. they should be taken with food, courses of 30 or more days and breaks up to three weeks. Among them:

• AlfaVit Classic- 13 vitamins and 10 trace elements in three (nutrients are divided into groups for optimal absorption). The complex contains everything. AlfaVit Classic are taken 1 different colors (white, pink, blue) per day, dividing them at least 3 hours. The main disadvantage of the line is the lack of soluble forms for adults. It costs 330-350 rubles. for 60 tab.;
• Doppel Hertz Active- soluble, in contrast to the previous one, containing 13 with 14 mineral additives. It contains the necessary protection, retinol, tocopherol, selenium, manganese, cholecalciferol and calcium c. Prices for Doppel Hertz Active from A to Zinc fluctuate between 324-340 rubles for 15 “fizz”;
• Vitrum- reference because it is an exhaustively complete complex of 18 microelements with 13 vitamins. One Vitrum tablet replaces the entire daily diet, but it also has no soluble forms. You can buy it for 450-530 rubles. (30 tab.);
• Supradin- only 8 microelements, but all 13 vitamins, plus a "bonus" in the form of instant dragees. Of the nutrients absorbed by the defense system with a special "appetite", Supradin is "narrowed" only in selenium. Costs from 450-620 rubles.

Dietary supplements

The predictability and repeatability of the environment makes adaptation unnecessary, of which resistance is part. As a result, a patient who almost never leaves his hometown risks getting weak immunity.

The drugs called are not related to. Rather, they replace the body with travel, hardening, a visit to a sanatorium due to the content of foreign components, forcing the immune system to show "interest" in them. Among them, it is also worth taking a closer look at the multicomponent ones, which allow the protection to be touched “from different sides”.

1. Immunetika- water-based drops with extracts of 3 beekeeping, 18, 2 mushrooms, including exotic cordyceps, alginate (brown seaweed), cedar resin (saturated with terpenes and esters), beaver musk (natural corticosteroids), etc. V preventive purposes they are dissolved and taken half an hour before meals, 20 drops in the morning and evening, for a month. In case of illness single dose Immunetika is doubled along with the number of receptions per day, but the course is reduced to 5 days.
2. Immunale- extremely interesting for its Tibetan origin recipe with a slightly less diverse of 6 mountain plants. drink 8 pcs., with water, in the morning, before breakfast, for 1 month.
3. - a versatile adaptogenic product, including extracts of 20 plants, two animal products, 2 mushrooms, magnesium-aluminum sulfate salt (the so-called tears of a rock). The drops are enriched with cedar liquid resin and two products from the apiary. The standard schedule for taking Immunity is twice a day, 10 drops per dose, half a month.
4. Mega Immunity- the differences between these drops and the one described in the previous paragraph of Immunity are negligible. They consist only in the addition - protection from the USA. More important is the difference in volume - 30 ml in the Mega Immunity bottle, although its "version" without a prefix contains 10 ml. This option is more suitable for taking long courses, it is recommended to reduce its single dosage to 5 drops. Other conditions are similar to Immunity - 15 days, in the mornings and evenings, diluted with warm water.
5. Apielixir HEALTHY- oily liquid with a bitter aroma. All products in this series are based on its oil extraction. And the pro-immune variation of the elixir also contains cedar resin, milk thistle, etc. The product is drunk in 1 attached measuring spoon, before breakfast, for 10 days.

The listed complexes will cost 990 rubles, regardless of the volume.

Other drugs

For patients who do not trust natural adaptogens too much, medicine has developed a series of remedies that adjust the proportions of individual agents and their activity.

But they all have side effects... That is why some of them are sold by prescription, and in order to receive it, you must first take it. Among the safest solutions:

• Derinat- extract from milk of sturgeon fish varieties, contains sodium deoxyribonucleate. It works as an adaptogen, it is produced in nasal drops on a sodium chloride solution, 1 drop is injected into each nostril up to 4 times a day, two weeks. Derinat costs 175-200 rubles;
• Poludan- based on synthetic polyribonucleotide, which improves the synthesis of interferons by cells of all types. It comes in powder form - base eye drops or a solution for administration under the ophthalmic conjunctiva. 1 drop is injected into each eye (or half a milliliter in each with the addition of novocaine), 5 times a day, 5 days. Subconjunctivally, 3-5 injections should be made at the rate of 1 per day. Buying Poludan will cost 350-400 rubles;
• Likopid- an artificially reproduced fragment of cell membranes in bacteria, well recognized by the defense. When taken, the product imitates bacterial infection without being a vaccine. Likopid is released in tablets, drunk in 30 minutes. before meals, 2-10 mg per 24 hours, courses up to 20 days. It is estimated at 1700-1900 rubles.

Folk remedies

Their "secret" boils down to two bases found in almost all - food, including ascorbic, and natural antibiotics in the form of alkaloids, tanning agents, phytoncides.

1. Extract fresh from beets of the same size and steam for 10 minutes. separately 30 ml of boiling water, grated on the tip of a knife. Mix, add ginger without straining and take 50 ml each morning and evening, 1 month.
2. Grind 50 g of bee pollen in a food processor, pour 50 ml of warmed olive oil, leave for a day in warm and dark. The resulting extract will contain about 40 different nutrients. Take it in 1 tsp, without straining, in the morning and in the evening, with food, 0.5-1 months.
3. Mix equally shavings of dry roots of Rhodiola rosea with angelica, separate one tbsp. l. and pour 250 ml of boiling water in a thermos, strain for 5 hours and squeeze through cheesecloth, drink 30 ml, twice a day, in the 1st half of the day, 1 month.

Other ways to restore immunity

For persons with a noticeably weakened immune system, it is recommended to visit unusual places, non-standard (but moderate!) Forms of physical activity. Once a week, it is worth spending at least 8 hours alternately in the steppe, mountains, coniferous forest, caves, on the beach.

In the intervals between the adaptability hikes, it is advisable to visit a completely sober (!) Sauna / bath. But it is contraindicated in children under 12 years of age and in patients with cardiovascular pathologies. Moderate hardening is allowed.

But what exactly should not be done with an already diagnosed immunodeficiency is vaccinations and extra Mantoux tests. The first procedure with reduced resistance leads to unpredictable consequences. The Mantoux (Pirquet) test under similar conditions is simply not very informative, since it is by the strength of the immune response that the doctor judges the presence of a tubercle bacillus in a patient.

Prophylaxis

An individual who does not want to "acquire" early infections must be complete in terms of animal proteins and fats, vitamins, and microelements. You should not abuse any means that alter the work of the central nervous system - caffeine, ephedrine, sedatives, drugs, tobacco, ethanol. All sources of information and bright light must be turned off at least two hours before bedtime.

Elevated temperature with a cold (FLU) for most people is something for granted. However, situations are not uncommon when even a severe cold does not cause a rise in temperature.

In most cases, this is a harmless sign that does not indicate anything serious. But there are situations when the absence of temperature against the background of a typical cold-related clinical picture indicates the presence of another more serious disease.

Colds in which the body temperature does not rise are not uncommon. Many believe that this is a variant of the norm, and no supervision is required. Unfortunately, this is not so.

Normally, with ARVI, the body starts a cascade of protective reactions. One of them is an increase in body temperature to 37-38 degrees Celsius. If the temperature is above this value, then we are talking about a serious cold.

Physiological increase in body temperature (up to 38 degrees) is necessary in order to stop the reproduction of pathogenic microorganisms and slow down their development. There is also a version that with a slightly elevated body temperature, the human immune system works faster and more efficiently. However, so far these are only guesses.

The absence of even a minimal increase in body temperature with acute respiratory infections often indicates that have problems with the state of the immune system sick. In most cases, these are temporary problems caused by the infection itself, which is not dangerous in a particular case, but in general, measures should be taken to strengthen the body in general.

In more rare cases, this symptom indicates a critical failure of the immune system. Therefore, regardless of the patient's well-being, if an increase in temperature is not observed with ARVI (and especially if this happens repeatedly), it is advisable to visit a therapist.

Why it happens: causes of a cold without fever

There are three main reasons for this condition, two of which require correction, and one is conditionally favorable. Namely:

1. Infection with an infection that does not require an increase in temperature to fight.
2. Weakened immunity (this often affects children, the elderly, pregnant women, as well as those who have serious health problems).
3. Exposure to medications.

In the first case, there is no temperature due to the fact that a certain strain of acute respiratory infections has entered the body, which does not require the inclusion of this defense mechanism. It should be noted that such strains of acute respiratory infections are relatively few, no more than 20% of all circulating in nature.

The second reason is the most serious. In this case, the temperature is absent due to a failure of the immune system. Most often, this is an independent disease of the immune system, in no way associated with an infection that has got into it with a cold.

But it so happens that exactly colds became the reason for the failure of immunity. This is usually associated with the introduction of an extremely aggressive infection into the body, which in some cases can lead to serious complications (meningitis, lung abscess, sepsis).

The third reason is the most commonplace: the use of various medicines with a cold. Even those drugs that do not directly "bring down" the temperature can lead to its absence. Most often these are antibiotics, which, destroying infectious agents(bacterial only!), turn off the component of the immune system that is responsible for the rise in temperature.

Regardless of the cause of this condition, consultation with a doctor is required. Its delay endangers not only health, but also life.

Symptoms: how to identify a cold if there is no fever?

In general, a cold without fever has exactly the same symptoms as with it:

• runny nose (sometimes there may even be purulent snot, which indicates a complication of the disease and requires immediate medical advice);
• sore (red) throat and pain in it;
• cough (both dry and with phlegm);
• slight difficulty in breathing (feeling of tightness in the chest);
• headaches (usually localized in the eyebrows and the bridge of the nose);
• pain in the dentition of the upper jaw;
• facial pain (due to sinus inflammation);
• stomach ache;
• muscle aches;
• mild joint pain.

Above are the classic cold symptoms. But there are also formidable symptoms suggesting a complicated cold and requiring an immediate visit to a doctor:

• the presence of blood or pus in the nasal mucus;
• cluster headaches (unbearable, pinpoint);
• rigidity of the occipital muscles (the head cannot be tilted to the sides);
• severe joint pain (autoimmune damage);
• vomiting that does not bring relief, frequent or persistent nausea;
• coughing up blood;
• hallucinations, delusions;
• tachycardia with a heart rate above 130 beats per minute, or bradycardia with a heart rate below 50 beats per minute;
• severe pain in the heart area (there is a possibility infective endocarditis), especially if a child has such a complaint.

How to understand that it is just a cold, and not another disease?

Sometimes a cold without a fever hides much more serious problems that require an emergency visit to the hospital. Unfortunately, such situations are not uncommon.

If, against the background of a banal clinical picture of a cold, swelling or suppuration of the glands develops, then this may indicate the presence of bacteria that are atypical for the common cold. This situation requires a visit to a doctor, since there is a high risk of developing a pharyngeal abscess and even mediastinitis (purulent expansion of the chest).

In the presence of wheezing and "gurgling" in the lungs, we can talk about the possibility of developing pneumonia. This is a formidable disease that, if not treated properly, can lead to death.

In the presence of severe pain in the face and pus in the nasal mucus, an acute purulent inflammation of the sinuses preceding meningitis can be suspected. This is an urgent situation requiring an ambulance call.

Is there ARVI without fever (video)?

Features and methods of treatment

If this is really a cold without fever, and not any other of the diseases listed in the article, then the treatment is the same as for a common cold with a temperature. The following actions will help get rid of this disease:

1. Home mode. If you need to go outside, you need to try to avoid crowds of people (due to the possibility of reinfection or the addition of new pathogenic microorganisms, due to weakened immunity).
2. Warm clothing.
3. Frequent wet cleaning of the apartment.
4. Physical relaxation and stress minimization.
5. Drinking teas, expectorants and medicines for the common cold.

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Immunity is the main defense of our entire body. Bone marrow and the thymus (thymus gland) are the central organs of the immune system. The lymph nodes, spleen - peripheral organs of immunity.

The spleen is a "training center" for fighting the enemies that can meet the cells-defenders.

Cells that enter our body from the outside and are potentially dangerous for it are delivered to the spleen, the cells-defenders see them, remember and, having encountered them later, destroy them. The immune system finds and destroys substances foreign to the body (antigens). The weapons are special proteins - immunoglobulins, or antibodies, as well as special killer cells, specific for each specific antigen.

In addition, in the arsenal of the immune system there are some substances produced by the body itself that can resist any viruses. One of these substances is interferon, a special protective protein that is produced in response to an increase in body temperature.

Innate immunity is the body's ability to perceive and respond to the introduction of various viruses and microbes into it. A person is born with innate immunity, it makes up 99.99% of all human immunity. By the way, thanks to innate immunity, a person is immune to animal diseases.

Acquired immunity plays a huge role in a person's life, because it protects him from those diseases that innate immunity cannot cope with.

If a child is constantly sick, it is not scary. During illness, acquired immunity is formed, which will protect him for the rest of his life.

There is an actively acquired immunity, which is formed in a person after an infection or after vaccination; and passively acquired immunity, which, for example, a child receives from his mother's breast milk.

Form fatal immunity dangerous diseases(smallpox, whooping cough, tetanus, plague, measles, rubella, etc.) will help the vaccine.

Why is immunity reduced?

Unfavorable factors that weaken the immune system:

• Intoxication, smoking, alcohol abuse;
• Air pollution;
• Chronic bacterial, viral, fungal infections;
• Improper nutrition, vitamin deficiency, lack of trace elements (especially vitamins, group B,,, iron, selenium, zinc);
• Overwork;
• Long-term chronic stress;
• Mental and physical overload;
• Long-term use of antibiotics;
• Surgical intervention;
• Severe blood loss, trauma, burns, hypothermia;
• Certain medical conditions, such as diabetes mellitus.

How to measure immunity?

As a rule, people with weakened immune systems get sick more often and more severely. The need to consult an immunologist is evidenced by frequent ARVI (more than 4 times a year), prolonged colds for more than two weeks), constant low-grade fever (increased to 37 - 37.5 degrees).

With colds, acute respiratory infections, flu, a runny nose, redness of the throat and fever usually appear. A person is sure that if he is sick, then his immunity is reduced. In fact, if such symptoms are observed, then the immune system reacts to pathogenic microorganisms. Cold symptoms are the systemic and local responses of our immune system to invasion. Disease is a manifestation of the fact that the immune system is constantly fighting. If you have a fever, runny nose, and redness of the throat with a cold or flu, this is good. This means that your body is fighting infection and your immune system is working properly. And if there is no temperature and the disease proceeds without symptoms typical of inflammation, this is a sign of weak immunity!

Currently, people with chronic lesions of the digestive tract, allergies, tumors, frequent colds, herpes infection are advised to test their immunity. For this today, a complex analysis is widely used - an immunogram. It shows the state of the main components of the immune system and helps to adjust the treatment regimen. The main material for the analysis is deoxygenated blood, but other body fluids (saliva, mucus from the nasopharynx, cerebrospinal fluid) can also be used in the analysis.

But depending on at what stage you took blood and examined the immune system, you will have such a picture. And we need to correctly assess this picture and not rush to correct it, because all this is a normal immune response.

Should I take immunostimulating medications?

Like other drugs, immunostimulants have their own side effects and consequences. You should not expect much from such drugs, moreover, it is not recommended to stimulate the immune system uncontrollably, otherwise the body will become completely "lazy" and will cease to defend itself.

Echinacea is moderately capable of increasing immunity; its use will not bring harm to the body. Various biologically active additives (dietary supplements). You can take probiotics based on harmless bacteria. In reasonable amounts and with the right approach, these drugs stimulate lymphoid tissues gastrointestinal tract helping the immune system work properly.

Before using immunostimulants, consult with specialists!

How to strengthen the immune system?

To strengthen the body's defenses, you need:

• Avoid taking antibiotics for a long time, and do not start taking them without consulting your doctor;
• It is imperative to eat right, by this you increase the functions of all cells. And make sure your diet contains enough vitamins, minerals and amino acids. Eat more greens and vegetables dairy products, and hardening. But you don't need to drench yourself from tomorrow ice water... Start by washing your face with cool water, gradually lower the temperature.
• And don't forget about good sleep and good mood!

Amino acids are especially important for the immune system, as antibodies are synthesized from them. There are essential amino acids that are made only from animal proteins.

Vitamin C can help our immunity in certain conditions. But in order for vitamin C to help the body, you need to take a large dose (8 g, or 16 tablets, for a single dose). Otherwise, there will be no effect. But at the same time, such acidity will arise in the stomach that an ulcer may occur!

Onions and garlic help in the fight against pathogens, but have nothing to do with immunity directly. Plants secrete their immunity outward. Their protective substances - phytoncides - will destroy germs from the outside. They cannot affect our immunity.

Remember that immunity is stronger than any medicine, do not poison the body with any special means. The main thing is not to destroy the immune system yourself, but support it!

One of the most frequent manifestations disease is an increase in temperature (hyperthermia). And our habit (inspired from the TV) has become the use of antipyretic drugs. This is done by adults themselves and by giving drugs to children. An increase in temperature in children often causes panic not only among parents, but also among doctors. The idea is firmly rooted in their minds that high fever is dangerous, and antipyretic drugs are vital and any temperature must be brought down. This is not the case, let's see why.

One of the principles of health is the principle of "do no harm". It is especially relevant for temperature. In our time, fever is revered as some kind of evil that needs to be fought. But the rise in temperature is an evolutionarily developed defense reaction of the immune system, the sole purpose of which is to provide the body with the fastest recovery!

There are several levels of hyperthermia action.

These are unique molecules that all living cells (both plants and humans) have. They perform protective functions, preventing cell damage by factors of any kind. Most of these heat shock proteins are produced in response to injuries other than temperature and help the cell cope with stressful situations. They help in solution and re-folding of denatured or misfolded proteins. Since some heat shock proteins play a role in antigen presentation, they are used as vaccine adjuvants. Moreover, some researchers believe that heat shock proteins can be involved in the binding of protein fragments of destroyed tumor cells, presenting the antigen to the immune system. Certain heat shock proteins can increase the effectiveness of cancer vaccines.


2. Interferon.

Interferon is a substance that is produced by cells in response to infection. Temperature is a defense mechanism, the higher it is, the more its own interferon is produced, it fights infection until there are antibodies to the virus.

The amount of interferon reaches its maximum on the second or third day after the temperature rises, and that is why most ARVIs end safely on the third day of illness. If there is little interferon - the child is weak (cannot respond to infection with a high fever), or the parents are "very smart": they quickly "knocked down" the temperature, then there is almost no chance of ending the disease in three days. In this case, all hope is for antibodies that will end the viruses without fail, but the timing of the disease will be completely different - about seven days ...

3. Central action hyperthermia.

The mechanism of the development of fever is that, under the influence of toxins or protein breakdown products, pyrogens (substances that act on the nerve cells of the thermoregulation center) are formed in the body. Thanks to them, the autonomic nervous system is activated, which leads to a decrease in heat transfer and an increase in heat production. As a result, heat accumulates in the body, with an increase in body temperature. This leads to increased metabolism, which further increases heat production.

4. Direct action hyperthermia on pathogens.

Hyperthermia resists the multiplication of bacteria and viruses. The biological expediency of fever, as a process, is explained by the acceleration of catabolism (decay) of the "alien" in the focus of inflammation (proven for pneumococci, gonococci, spirochetes, and high fever - above 40 degrees is simply fatal for these microbes, phagocytosis and immunity are activated


5. Hyperthermia enhances immunity.

With fever, the production of antibodies, interferons increases, the phagocytic activity of leukocytes increases. An increase in oxidative processes enhances the breakdown of microbes and toxins.

Academician G.I. Marchuk, who developed a mathematical model of infection and immunity, showed that viruses that entered the body meet with lymphocytes, stimulate their reproduction and the formation of plasma cells. The increased temperature accelerates the migration of lymphocytes and viruses, they more often collide with each other and form “virus-lymphocyte” complexes. Thus, artificially lowering the temperature with the help of pills can provoke protracted or chronic diseases.

When confronting pathogenic viruses, bacteria against the background of hyperthermia, the body develops special antibodies that remember alien "aliens" and immediately "rush into battle" when they meet them again. This is how lifelong immunity (lifelong protection) against some infectious diseases is formed.

What to do with hyperthermia?