Fever is

A) due to exposure to heat.
B) a special case of hyperthermia in which body temperature rises in response to an
elevated set point, typically in response to infection.
C) a special case of hypothermia in which body temperature falls to protect the core
from infection.
D) a result of inflammation.


B

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