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the body's controlled arson, burning down invaders one degree at a time
means Running a fever, or behaving with the hot, restless, almost-sick intensity of someone whose temperature has climbed too high.
from From 'fever' plus the adjective-making '-ish.' 'Fever' itself comes from Old English 'fefor,' borrowed from Latin 'febris' — a fever or chill — which may be linked to 'fovere,' to warm or keep hot, though that connection is debated. So the word literally means 'fever-like,' and from the body's heat it spread to describe any frantic, overheated energy.
- defense mechanism
- high temps cripple many bacteria and viruses
- brain thermostat
- the hypothalamus deliberately resets your set point
- shivering trick
- chills are muscles cranking heat to hit target
- danger line
- above 41C proteins begin to unravel
- reptiles too
- lizards seek hot rocks to fake a fever
ebola outbreak west africa — 2014-2016 epidemic killed 11,000+ people across guinea, liberia, sierra leone
dengue fever bangkok — thailand's rainy season causes thousands of cases annually, highest in southeast asia
stock market crash 1987 — black monday october 19 saw dow jones drop 22% in single day, mass feverish trading