How does fever help fight infection as part of the innate defense?

A. Fever inactivates (kills) some viruses.
B. Fever speeds up the rate of phagocytosis.
C. Fever reduces the iron level in the blood, thereby retarding the growth of some bacteria.
D. Fever kills some bacteria.
E. All of the answer choices are correct.


E. All of the answer choices are correct.

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