Hi Robin
If that were true (more energy available for the immune response), then one
would expect that populations in warmer climates would lbe healthier, live
longer and maybe never catch the flu - no?
This is not the case, in fact it is almost the opposite - although there could
be another overriding reason why equatorial populations generally have
comparatively low life-spans.
mix...@bigpond.com wrote:
> The interesting dynamic is this: why does a few degrees of extra heat in
>springtime kill the virus? Say, maybe there is an additional irony to "global
>warming"?
Perhaps because the body doesn't need to burn fuel to maintain the core
temperature. That leaves more energy to fight infections.
