Fever, fever patterns and diseases called ‘fever’ – A review
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Fever, fever patterns and diseases called 'fever'--a review.
Fever is a prominent feature of disease since antiquity. The febrile response is orchestrated by the central nervous system through endocrine, neurological, immunological and behavioural mechanisms. Other than a regulated rise in body temperature, fever is often accompanied by various sickness behaviours, changes in metabolic and physiological characteristics of body systems and alterations in ...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Infection and Public Health
سال: 2011
ISSN: 1876-0341
DOI: 10.1016/j.jiph.2011.05.002