A  rethinking about sponging as a treatment for fever.

Dehydration the true remedy for fever. The body retain and increase the inner heat during fever by dehydration. When the effective water content in the body increases, by inflammation, the effective inner heat decreases. This decrement is fatal and body takes corrective measures by improving the internal heat by 3 different methods. (a) Body increases the external heat to preserve the internal heat by shrinking capillaries and shivering of muscles. (b) Body preserve the available heat in the system by being in rest, less intake of food and less excretion of stool. (c) Body tries to increase the internal heat by more urine development Dehydration is the only and right remedy for fever. Just listen to the messages from the body and act accordingly. Keep away from all hydration methods to help the body to have an efficient control over fever. Sponging is unscientific.