Choose one concept in our lesson today, give a brief explanation about the concept and cite how you would apply this learning in your everyday life.
From all of the concepts that were covered in this module, I find the idea of fever and it being a defense mechanism very interesting. In all honesty prior to this lesson, I have only perceived fever as a sickness that naturally happens to us; nothing more than that. But as this module intricately explained the details as to how fever is more than just a sickness but an immunity response towards the presence of infection and inflammation, I gained more knowledge and appreciated my body and its systems even more as to how hard they work in making me safe and healthy. I learned that the elevated body temperature was necessary as it intensifies the mediated response of the interferons, inhibits the growth of some microbes that may further cause damage, and speeds up body reactions that aim to repair damages caused by the infection.
All thanks to this module, I can appreciate my body and its efforts to keep me healthy and safe a bit more. With this wider understanding with fever, I can now say that if ever I would catch a cold and feel sick, I can somewhat comfort myself with the fact that it is just an indicator that my immune responses are working up and fighting for me to be healthy and okay. Talk about smiling through the suffering HAHAHAHAHA