Fever is an innate response to cellular injury and is initiated when pyrogens are released from damaged cells or certain bacteria. True or False?

My account
Edit my Profile
Private messages
My favorites

Ask a Question
Questions
Unanswered
Tags
Categories
Ask a Question

asked Nov 2, 2020 169k views

5 votes

Fever is an innate response to cellular injury and is initiated when pyrogens are released from damaged cells or certain bacteria.

True or False?

Biology
high-school

Kaylanx asked

by Kaylanx

8.8k points

0 Comments

Please log in or register to add a comment.

Please log in or register to answer this question.

1 Answer

3 votes

Answer:

TRUE

Step-by-step explanation:

Dbar answered Nov 7, 2020

by Dbar

8.4k points

0 Comments

Please log in or register to add a comment.

← Prev Question Next Question →

Related questions

asked Sep 17, 2024 53.4k views

A patient has a high level of pyrogens, indicating that she: 1) has a sore throat. 2) is feeling achy. 3) has a fever. 4) has swollen lymph nodes.

Hypaethral asked Sep 17, 2024

by Hypaethral

8.0k points

Medicine
college

1 answer

1 vote

53.4k views

asked Dec 17, 2024 65.0k views

Considering the hypothalamus, a fever is produced by: A) endogenous pyrogens acting direclty on the hypothalamus B) exogenous pyrogens acting directly on the hypothalamus C) immune complexes acting indirectly

Kiyanna asked Dec 17, 2024

by Kiyanna

7.3k points

Biology
high-school

1 answer

5 votes

65.0k views

asked Apr 19, 2024 223k views

Pyrogens will signal hepatocytes to make and secrete acute-phase reactants which leads to what? a) Fever b) Vasodilation c) Vasoconstriction d) Hemolysis

Arne Decker asked Apr 19, 2024

by Arne Decker

8.2k points

Medicine
college

1 answer

5 votes

223k views

Ask a Question

Welcome to QAmmunity.org, where you can ask questions and receive answers from other members of our community.

9.5m questions

12.2m answers

0 Comments

Please log in or register to add a comment.

Please log in or register to answer this question.

1 Answer

0 Comments

Please log in or register to add a comment.

Related questions

Other Questions