Multiple Choice
Why is it sometimes a disadvantage to take aspirin to reduce a fever?
A) Aspirin reduces the fever and therefore decreases the activity of phagocytic white blood cells.
B) Aspirin reduces the production of toxins so that you feel better, even though you are still sick and need to rest.
C) Aspirin makes you irritable and fatigued.
D) Aspirin reduces the fever and stimulates a dangerous inflammatory response.
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