A fever, stimulated by endogenous pyrogens, enhances the nonspecific immune response by

A) Stimulating leukocytes to destroy microbes
B) Enhancing specific activity of the immune system
C) Decreasing the amount of iron available to microbes
D) All of the above


Ans: D) All of the above

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