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[-] Lath@kbin.social 125 points 1 year ago

Macrophages just want to watch the whole body burn.

[-] Rivalarrival@lemmy.today 35 points 1 year ago

From what I've read, anything over about 101F is doing more harm than good.

[-] eatham@aussie.zone 46 points 1 year ago

That's 38C for anyone out of the US

[-] Acters@lemmy.world 31 points 1 year ago

311 Kelvin for anyone who is an absolutist

And

560 Rankine for absolutists who wish to stick with Fahrenheit

[-] nyoooom@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago

Pretty sure it's anything at 42°C or above that is a vital emergency, as it starts to destroy neurons

39°C is basically a normal fever

[-] eatham@aussie.zone 5 points 1 year ago

I just converted what they said

[-] aksdb@feddit.de 7 points 1 year ago

Then convert better next time! (/s)

[-] Wergul@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago

That's not very high

[-] Rivalarrival@lemmy.today 5 points 1 year ago

38C is a nice handful, not a temperature.

[-] nickwitha_k@lemmy.sdf.org 22 points 1 year ago

This does not appear to match the evidence anymore: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7717216/

The body is generally unable to raise the core temperature to the point where it can cause permanent damage, unless the ambient temperature is high. That is, unless there is a pre-existing heart or other vital organ condition.

In fact, fevers >=39C (102.2F) showed better outcomes in covid patients.

[-] OceanSoap@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 year ago

I thought danger was at 104F??

[-] nickwitha_k@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 1 year ago

Apparently, ~108F, but generally, the body needs help to get there.

[-] TalesFromTheKitchen@lemmy.ml 61 points 1 year ago

To me Macrophages are the single most interesting creatures(symbiotes?) in the human body. I've read so much about them yet know so little.

[-] Agent641@lemmy.world 37 points 1 year ago

Its their body, we are just the pilot.

[-] TalesFromTheKitchen@lemmy.ml 11 points 1 year ago

Haha, yeah, sounds about right! No neurons, yet so determined.

[-] Daefsdeda@sh.itjust.works 24 points 1 year ago

Watch cells at work, you will thank me later

[-] TheActualDevil@sffa.community 39 points 1 year ago

I've had this Excel workbook open for an hour now and my boss is asking why I'm just staring at it. But thank you?

This sort of confusion just sheets me.

[-] onichama@feddit.de 47 points 1 year ago

I only know ibuprofen as a pain killer, but good to know it can also reduce fever!

[-] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 55 points 1 year ago

It blocks inflammation of all sorts

[-] devfuuu@lemmy.world 21 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

It was the key drug being deployed during the covid war. I survived tks to it. Saw god a few times.

[-] Summzashi@lemmy.one 6 points 1 year ago

Reading this makes me think it was thorazine instead of ibuprofen.

[-] irreticent@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

DMT is more likely.

[-] theangryseal@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Interesting, as someone who takes Suboxone, I avoid Tylenol because of potential liver issues. I was told during the pandemic that ibuprofen caused things to be worse. It was a confusing time and a very scary time.

It’s hard to know what info to trust these days.

[-] OceanSoap@lemmy.ml 11 points 1 year ago

Having a fever I can deal with, but I will immediately take some meds to not have a headache. Unfortunately, usually a fever comes with a headache.:(

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