Hart B L
Department of Physiological Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis 95616.
Neurosci Biobehav Rev. 1988 Summer;12(2):123-37. doi: 10.1016/s0149-7634(88)80004-6.
The most commonly recognized behavioral patterns of animals and people at the onset of febrile infectious diseases are lethargy, depression, anorexia, and reduction in grooming. Findings from recent lines of research are reviewed to formulate the perspective that the behavior of sick animals and people is not a maladaptive response or the effect of debilitation, but rather an organized, evolved behavioral strategy to facilitate the role of fever in combating viral and bacterial infections. The sick individual is viewed as being at a life or death juncture and its behavior is an all-out effort to overcome the disease.
在发热性传染病发作时，动物和人类最常见的行为模式是嗜睡、抑郁、厌食以及梳理行为减少。本文回顾了最近一系列研究的结果，以形成这样一种观点：患病动物和人类的行为并非适应不良的反应或虚弱的影响，而是一种有组织的、进化而来的行为策略，以促进发热在对抗病毒和细菌感染中的作用。患病个体被视为处于生死关头，其行为是为克服疾病而做出的全力以赴的努力。
