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Fever as a Systemic Innate Response

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Fever raises the body's core temperature set point, per Bio 2747, in response to infection, a systemic response that can slow some pathogens.

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Pyrogens reset the hypothalamic set point upward, triggering shivering until temperature rises to match.

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This entry teaches a temperature-regulation mechanism only —