Question

Faster breathing in high fever is due to

• A. mental stress of the patient
• B. loss of appetite
• C. high temperature of the body
• D. excess oxygen requirement for the invading pathogens

Answer 1

The correct option is C high temperature of the body

Higher body temperature increases the metabolic rate, due to an increase in the kinetic energy of the various molecules involved in the biochemical reactions of the body. As a result, in the case of a fever, there is an increased oxygen requirement by the cells, causing faster breathing.