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Why do we Shiver when we are ill?

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∙ 17y ago
Updated: 9/14/2023

Shivering is the bodys way of raising the temperature. When we shiver our muscles are working, and as they work they generate heat. Heat, as in running a fever helps fight infections, as the bacteria doesn't multiply as well when it gets warmer.

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