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How does infection cause fever?

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How does infection cause fever?

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During infection, phagocytes ingest certain bacteria and secrete a pyrogen (eg., interleukin-1) and this pyrogen circulates to the hypothalamus that induces the neurons to secrete prostaglandins, which reset the hypothalamic thermostat at a higher temperature causing fever.

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