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Fever: the old and the new.

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    The Journal of Infectious Diseases
    |March 1, 1984
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    Fever, a key illness symptom, has historical roots and is now understood to be regulated by interleukin-1. This hormone plays a crucial role in host defense against infection.

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    Area of Science:

    • * Physiology and Immunology
    • * Medical History

    Background:

    • * Historical perspectives on fever date back to Hippocrates and biblical texts.
    • * Cultural attitudes towards fever were shaped by pandemics like the plague and tuberculosis.
    • * 19th-century advancements in thermoregulation understanding coincided with clinical thermometer use.

    Observation:

    • * Experimental research over the past 30 years has investigated fever pathogenesis.
    • * Focus on the role of specific molecular mediators in fever development.

    Findings:

    • * Fever and aspects of immunoregulation and inflammation are primarily mediated by a single hormone.
    • * This hormone is identified as the monokine interleukin-1 (IL-1).

    Implications:

    • * Interleukin-1 is proposed as an evolutionarily selected mechanism for host protection against infection.
    • * Understanding IL-1's role offers insights into inflammatory and immune responses.