Kazan medical journalKazan medical journal0368-48142587-9359Eco-Vector9992510.17816/kazmj99925Review ArticleOn the biological appropriateness of the febrile responseMukhutdinovaF. I.info@eco-vector.comKurashov Kazan Order of the Red Banner of Labor Medical Institute150419897021301333101202231012022Copyright © 1989, Eco-Vector1989<p>What is fever - friend or foe? Should it be treated symptomatically? Is fever a well-organized defense mechanism, important for survival, or is it an adverse reaction to stress, at best neutral and at worst dangerous? - these are the range of questions that constantly trouble doctors.</p>Kazan Medical archiveКазанский медицинский архив