Fevers

The most common examples are HIV, hepatitis B, hepatitis C and viral haemorrhagic fevers. Diseases that are not usually transmitted directly by blood contact, but rather by insect or other vector, are more usefully classified as vector-borne disease, even though ...

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... Or, it can be chemical, such as blood pH. Or, hormonal, look at your endocrine system's negative feedback loops. Examples on top of my head are fevers (temperature out of control), hyperventilation (alkalinosis), Hormonal (diabetes) What exactly are you looking for?

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Well, if I had to answer the question ("use what you know of enzymes: why would someone who is taken to an ER with a high fever be given an ice bath to lower their temperature?") right now, I would probably say this: A high fever affects the enzymes' ability to function correctly. The lowe...

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What does an ice bath treatment for a fever have to do with enzymes? I can't seem to find anything in my book or online that tells what enzymes do during a fever and whether the temperature change is supposed to let them work better or worse...? I'm quite confused. Can anyone help me understand this...

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... treatment with antiviral therapies would also be beneficial, but I remember reading that it wasn't 100% effective. Those viral hemorrhagic fevers are a mysterious bunch.

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