Authors : Jaysheela Baswant Manohar
Page Nos : 260-264
Description :
Infection with fever is a very common occurrence in our country. Our body is constantly
under attack by infections agents, which are fought back. It is when the infection overrides
the fighting capacity of the body that infections or fever appears. The body has immune
systems and other defense mechanisms. Failure of these Precipitates infection. The role of
nutrition is to maintain and strengthen these defense mechanisms of the body to fight the
invading germs. Precipitated infection, however mild it may seem, can play have on the
body resource, increasing the need for several nutrients, especially fluids, energy proteins,
vitamins electrolytes. In case the infections are accompanied by fever, it adds to the
nutritional stress since fever increases the metabolic rate, enhancing the energy needs.
Fences of either long or short duration are caused by influenza, typhoid, tuberculosis,
malaria, etc.
Keywords: environmental effect, infection, nutritional status
