mjsaber@lemmy.blahaj.zonetoAsklemmy@lemmy.ml•A fever is your body heating to fight a disease, why do we lower it down with paracetamol?
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1 month agoAlso, at a high enough level (104 F), the proteins in your brain start to denature, which leads to death.
To my knowledge, proteins can start to denature at 104F, depending on the protein and other factors like pH. Around 106F, proteins in the brain will start to denature, regardless of other factors.