Editing Fever (section)

=== Immune function ===
Fever is thought to contribute to host defense,<ref name="Sch2006" /> as the reproduction of [[pathogen]]s with strict temperature requirements can be hindered, and the rates of some important immunological reactions are increased by temperature.<ref name="Fischler">{{cite journal | vauthors = Fischler MP, Reinhart WH | title = [Fever: friend or enemy?] | language = de | journal = Schweizerische Medizinische Wochenschrift | volume = 127 | issue = 20 | pages = 864–870 | date = May 1997 | pmid = 9289813 }}</ref> Fever has been described in teaching texts as assisting the healing process in various ways, including:
:* increased mobility of [[leukocytes]];<ref name = Craven2003>{{cite book |vauthors=Craven RF, Hirnle CJ | year = 2003 | title = Fundamentals of Nursing: Human Health and Function | edition = 4th | location = Philadelphia, PA | publisher = Lippincott Williams & Wilkins | isbn = 9780781758185 | url = https://archive.org/details/fundamentalsofnu0000unse_c8z5 | url-access = registration |  access-date = 2 April 2020 }}</ref>{{rp|1044}}
:* enhanced leukocyte [[phagocytosis]];<ref name = Craven2003/>{{rp|1030}}
:* decreased [[endotoxin]] effects;<ref name = Craven2003/>{{rp|1029}} and
:* increased [[Cell proliferation|proliferation]] of [[T cells]].<ref name = Craven2003/>{{rp|1030}}<ref name=LewisDirksenHeitkemper2005>{{cite book |vauthors=Lewis SM, Dirksen SR, Heitkemper MM  | year = 2005 | title = Medical-Surgical Nursing: Assessment and Management of Clinical Problems | edition = 6th | location = Amsterdam, NL | publisher = Elsevier-Health Sciences | isbn = 9780323031059 | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=3TerPAAACAAJ |  access-date = 2 April 2020 }}</ref>{{rp|212}}