MISCELLENOUS
VACCINATION
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Question
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Slows the replication of bacteria and viruses by shifting the temperature away from their optimal range, and so allows more time for other defences to intervene.
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Histamine
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Inflammation
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Fever
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Cytokine
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Fever, although part of the second line of defense in immune response, is still a topic of discussion on whether an increase in body temperature during an infection is more beneficial than harmful.
Detailed explanation-2: -The variance in viral load increased with temperature, while the mean viral load did not. This suggests that as temperature increases the most susceptible species become more susceptible, and the least susceptible less so.
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