Biology / Unit 13 Bio 3265 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Fever as a Systemic Innate Response
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The idea
Fever raises the body's core temperature set point, per Bio 2747, in response to infection, a systemic response that can slow some pathogens.
In practice
Pyrogens reset the hypothalamic set point upward, triggering shivering until temperature rises to match.
Where people slip
This entry teaches a temperature-regulation mechanism only —
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