The majority of the U. S. population will take a pain reliever that doubles as a fever reducer at the first hint of illness. Why is this not the best practice?

A) The fever inhibits the pathogen's ability to reproduce.

B) The fever allows the immune system to respond more strongly.

C) The fever produces holes in the pathogen's membrane.

D) The fever speeds up enzymatic reactions in the pathogen.

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Alexa Spence

20 March, 02:23

The majority of the U. S. population will take a pain reliever that doubles as a fever reducer at the first hint of illness. Why is this not the best practice?

A) The fever inhibits the pathogen's ability to reproduce.

B) The fever allows the immune system to respond more strongly.

C) The fever produces holes in the pathogen's membrane.

D) The fever speeds up enzymatic reactions in the pathogen.

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Aaliyah · Answer 1

The correct answer is - option A.

Explanation:

Fever is the process of the body to eliminate the foreign particle such as Ag from the body body of an individual. Using pain reliever which is double of a fever reducer is not the best practice as it will impaired the first line of immunity which is fever.

Fever is the increase in the range of the temperature of the body at which it stops the replication or ability of reproducing of Ag in the body of the infected individual.

Thus, the correct answer is - option A.