Why Does the Body Sweat When Fever?

When our body is not fit, aka fever, sometimes the body becomes sweaty. Even the volume of sweat that comes out is even more than the normal days when our body is healthy.

Do you know why we sweat when we have a fever? Sweating is the body's way to awaken the immune system to fight pathogens that make us sick.

"Sweating is the way the body heals itself," said Christian Nix, an expert on traditional Chinese medicine.

The same mechanism occurs when we exercise or are in a hot place. In addition to stimulating metabolism to maintain weight, because the body will burn more calories but this will also stimulate the immune system.

Cure

If sweat comes out of your body after exercising very much, then your risk of suffering from asthma is lower. This is the conclusion of a study conducted by a team from the University of Michigan.

Although the link between perspiration and asthma is not yet clear, the researchers revealed that the regulation of sweat in the body is also related to the regulation of the amount of water released through the airways. In other words, people who rarely sweat generally have more dry airways and are more susceptible to asthma.

Throw away poison
Research shows sweat contains various components, including small amounts of toxic metals. Because sweating is often referred to as detoxification. With the number of sweat glands of up to 5 million in human skin, it is not surprising that sweating is a mechanism for removing toxins from the body.

"Toxins thrown through sweat are usually toxins that are deep beneath the skin. They come out through the pores along with trapped dust and oil. This cleansing process will increase the immune system and help the body fight the flu," said Kara Rogers, editor of the biomedical Encyclopedia Britannica. .