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Twenty-two participants either got a shot that included a pyrogen — an agent found in bacteria such as E. coli that causes fevers — or a placebo.
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Jennifer Walter, Discover Magazine, 29 Dec. 2020
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Jennifer Walter, Discover Magazine, 29 Dec. 2020
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“Pyrogen.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pyrogen. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.
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pyrogen
noun
py·ro·gen
ˈpī-rə-jən 
: a fever-producing substance (as various thermostable products of bacterial metabolism)
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