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[-] Lath@kbin.social 127 points 1 year ago

Macrophages just want to watch the whole body burn.

[-] Rivalarrival@lemmy.today 35 points 1 year ago

From what I've read, anything over about 101F is doing more harm than good.

[-] eatham@aussie.zone 46 points 1 year ago

That's 38C for anyone out of the US

[-] Acters@lemmy.world 31 points 1 year ago

311 Kelvin for anyone who is an absolutist

And

560 Rankine for absolutists who wish to stick with Fahrenheit

[-] nyoooom@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago

Pretty sure it's anything at 42°C or above that is a vital emergency, as it starts to destroy neurons

39°C is basically a normal fever

[-] eatham@aussie.zone 5 points 1 year ago

I just converted what they said

[-] aksdb@feddit.de 7 points 1 year ago

Then convert better next time! (/s)

[-] Wergul@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago

That's not very high

[-] Rivalarrival@lemmy.today 5 points 1 year ago

38C is a nice handful, not a temperature.

[-] nickwitha_k@lemmy.sdf.org 22 points 1 year ago

This does not appear to match the evidence anymore: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7717216/

The body is generally unable to raise the core temperature to the point where it can cause permanent damage, unless the ambient temperature is high. That is, unless there is a pre-existing heart or other vital organ condition.

In fact, fevers >=39C (102.2F) showed better outcomes in covid patients.

[-] OceanSoap@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 year ago

I thought danger was at 104F??

[-] nickwitha_k@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 1 year ago

Apparently, ~108F, but generally, the body needs help to get there.

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