10 Blood Infection Symptoms
Reviewed: Dr. Gromatzky
Symptom #1: Fever
Human beings are warm-blooded animals. This means that we can regulate our own body temperature, adjusting it up or down as and when needed. It will often be adjusted according to the weather and any extra heat that is needed is generated when we metabolize our food. Sometimes, it can also be adjusted to help combat illness.
Pathogens find it difficult to survive in bodies that are too hot. For this reason, our bodies will raise their temperature should a pathogen be detected in our bodies. This is what we know as a fever, and it is a common symptom of many illnesses, including a blood infection.
