Why do I get a fever?

What is the scientific name for a fever?

• Pyrexia

• Pyrogens

• Hypothalamus

• Brain boiling

True or False. Humans are cold blooded.

• True

• False

What part of the brain regulates body temperature?

• Brain Stem

• Cerebellum

• Hypothalamus

• Postrema

What part of your body produces Pyrogens?

• Hypothalamus

• Red Blood Cells

• White Blood Cells

• Polkadot Blood Cells

It important to see a doctor if a fever last more than ...

• an hour or two

• a day or two

• a week or two

• the time it takes to eat a whole watermelon

True or False. A temperature of 99.9 Fahrenheit is considered a fever.

• True

• False

Pathogens like bacteria fungi and viruses are killed when ...

• Pyrogens are made

• When you rest and drink water

• When the immune system recognizes there is invaders

• When our body temperature rises to a fever

"Cells" are what?

• Pathogens that attack our body

• a section of our brain

• the most basic units of life

• what happens when our body temperature rises