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How come when you have a fever you are really cold but your skin is hot?
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∙ 13y ago
Your body has a "set point" where everything is as it should be. When you're sick, your hypothalamus changes this set point, by increasing your body's "thermostat". Like when you turn up your heater in your house. This makes your body think that you're too cold. So, you feel cold, because according to your thermostat, you are. So, you shiver, you want to cover up with blankets and you feel freezing, because your set point is so high. Once you reach this new set point, it goes back to where it is supposed to be and you "break" your fever. Your body starts sweating (like you would if you were in a hot room) to try and cool off.
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