Why does fever ache all over the body

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Many diseases can cause fever and cold, but a lot of patients with a fever will have the symptoms of pain, but also accompanied by loss of appetite, serious impact on health. Now let's talk about why the whole body aches with fever.

Why does fever ache all over the body

First: fever with limb joint and muscle pain, more common in acute infectious or infectious diseases, such as influenza. Viruses, bacteria and their toxins, fungi, spirochetes and other microorganisms, immune reactions, some drugs, etc. can be used as a heat source, which can affect the thermoregulatory center in the hypothalamus, increase the body's heat production, reduce heat dissipation, increase body temperature and cause fever.

Second, prostaglandins have the strongest thermogenic effect. Under the action of various thermogenic sources, prostaglandin synthesis and release in the thermoregulatory center increase, resulting in fever. The inflammatory response of prostaglandin is related to pain. It not only has pro-inflammatory effect, but also can enhance the sensitivity of the body to pain, and can enhance the response to histamine, bradykinin and other pain causing substances, so it causes pain in limbs joints and muscles.

Muscle tetany and other physical and chemical stimulation of the joints can also cause pain, muscle contraction and other factors.

matters needing attention

As long as a person has a fever, the related enzymes in the body will play a role, and fever will lead to the acceleration of metabolism of human life, so it will produce the symptoms of systemic pain. Patients must pay attention to the supply of energy during fever, only in this way can life activities continue.