<s>[INST] Isn’t it true that a high fever causes brain damage? [/INST] Fever does not cause brain damage. Period. Full stop. Every normal brain has a internal thermostat that will prevent a person’s temperature from getting high enough to cause brain damage.

Organ damage can occur when an external factor is affecting our temperature regulation system. For example, when an individual is not able to cool oneself (as in a closed car on a summer day) or in the case of rare brain injury that has resulted in damage to the internal thermostat. A healthy child with fever is not at risk of organ damage. Source: KC KIDS DOC. Link: https://kckidsdoc.substack.com/p/fever-a-quick-guide-for-parents. Field: Infectious Disease. Disease: Fever </s>