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What is Inflammation?

Inflammation is a defense reaction caused by tissue damage or injury, characterized by redness, heat, swelling, and pain. The primary objective of inflammation is to localize and eradicate the irritant and repair the surrounding tissue. For the survival of the human body, inflammation is a necessary and beneficial process. Unfortunately, inflammation can get out of control to cause major short and long-term physical problems.

Is it estimated that every person will have an inflammation of one form or another during his life. Once inflammation is out of control, you should seek help from a physician.

 

Cause of Inflammation

Inflammation is a general term of tissue damage that is caused from a multitude of sources. The three major categories that cause inflammation are:

  • Injury
  • Infection
  • Host defense reactions to injury or infection

Clinically the signs of inflammation are:

  • Redness caused by vasodilatation (brought about by immune responses including complement activation, and release of inflammatory mediators)
  • Heat caused by vasodilatation
  • Pain caused by physical or chemical nerve irritation
  • Swelling caused by oedema
  • Loss of function caused by any of the above
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