>It is also worth noting that in many bacterial infections that cause fevers, some or most of the pyrogens are released by your own immune system , these are not really related to bacterial reproductive cycles in many cases in any functional way.
This is true. There are some exceptions- see Relapsing Fever. But most bacterial infections I'm aware of, the pathogen load isn't a major determining factor, but rather your immune response.
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>It is also worth noting that in many bacterial infections that cause fevers, some or most of the pyrogens are released by your own immune system , these are not really related to bacterial reproductive cycles in many cases in any functional way.
This is true. There are some exceptions- see Relapsing Fever. But most bacterial infections I'm aware of, the pathogen load isn't a major determining factor, but rather your immune response.