[ConservativeMind]

Fevers are created to overcome a pathogen. We need them, until they get too high and could cause a different problem than it’s solving.

Be wary about lowering fever temperatures.

[ConservativeMind]

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[Blurb2350]

Exactly. Fever is the body’s way of killing the invaders.

[NautiNurse]

untreated moderate fever helped fish clear their bodies of infection rapidly

While I tend to agree with the theory, using fish as the sample population is odd. Cold-blooded, aquatic creatures with scales, fins and gills have little in common with humans.

[38special]

The only cure is more cowbell

[Nifster]

So the old saying is true

Feed a fever starve a cold

[Mozzafiato]

I thought this was common knowledge to let a fever run its course and only taking action if it starts getting too high (101+)

[montag813]

Which is why - if your doctor ever suggests your chuild with an ear infection or cold and say a 102 fever take ibuprofen to lower it - find another doctor.

[coincheck]

In other news, it has been reported that water, which covers a substantial area of the planet, is wet. Details at 10.

Temperature is part of the immune response.
As long as the temp stays below 101.5, drink lots of water and you’ll be fine ( this includes children)
Once it gets to 101.5, continue with the water but check your temp about every two to three hours.
If it exceeds 101.5, up to 101.9, if you develop a headache, or just feel so crummy that you don’t care if the house falls down around you, you could take some Tylenol or advil or aleve to bring down the temp and help with the crummy feeling.
With children, if they are running and playing and eating and drinking and they have a low grade fever (100.6-101.5) make sure they stay hydrated and give them finger foods and they should be ok. But… if they get clingy or act sluggish and don’t want to eat or drink and they have a fever, take them to a doctor or urgent care clinic.
For baby’s. Keep them hydrated and monitor the number and weight of wet diapers. Babies will dehydrate quickly and decompensate in a hurry. If they stop drinking/nursing for more than a day, get them to an urgent care clinic or ER.
Have a good day.

[LukeL]

Same is true if you have a productive cough.

[AdmSmith]

True, and it is not only against infection. This is from the bees:

Bees Kill A Giant Hornet With Heat
The giant hornet has one terrible weakness - it cannot stand heat. After millions of years facing their enemy, the bees use this to their advantage.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UNroEwFxh6I

[Delta 21]

Why even bother writing books. Only the smart people read them.

Modern people a F-ing stupid. We are so advanced as a civilization right now, hell the last 20 years have only set us back to the 1840s or so.