Mystery mutation: CCMB study helps understand infection-less fevers

Hyderabad | Saturday | 12th October, 2019

Summary:

Fever is usually a reaction of the human body when there is some bacterial or viral infections. The human body’s immune system has receptors to detect proteins of pathogenic microorganisms that gain entry into it. However, some people develop fever even when they are not suffering from any infection and are simply exposed to cold weather conditions. For the first time they have unravelled the mechanism of cold-induced inflammation and fever, caused by a mutation in the receptor of the immune system. However, some people develop fever even when they are not suffering from any infection and are simply exposed to cold weather conditions..