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Patients with severe bacterial sepsis who develop a fever have higher survival r

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Question

Patients with severe bacterial sepsis who develop a fever have higher survival rates than those who do not develop a fever. Does this observation provide causative evidence for the beneficial role of fever in fighting infections? a. Yes; patients who develop a fever will have a higher mean fitness. b. Yes; developing a fever is correlated with a strong immune system. c. No; the discase in patients without fever may have been too severe to allow the body to 67. devclop a fever d. No; fever has been shown by other studies to be inconsequential in fighting infections

Explanation / Answer

b) yes, developing a fever is correlated with strong immune system