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   What is acute inflammation?

   • Acute inflammation is the body’s immediate response to an injury or infection. When the body is damaged, the immune system sends white blood cells to destroy any damaging substances, heal the tissues, and return the affected area to a state of balance. This rapid response causes familiar symptoms like redness, pain, warmth, and swelling.

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   What is inflammation & how does it affect your health?

   • Very generally speaking, inflammation is the body’s immune system’s response to an irritant. The irritant might be a germ, but it could also be a foreign object, such as a splinter in your finger. This means that an inflammation doesn’t only start when, for instance, a wound has already been infected by bacteria, is oozing pus or healing poorly.

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   What causes inflammation in the body?

   • Inflammatory cells travel to the site of injury (like a cut on your finger) or infection and start the healing process. Infections in different parts of your body can cause sudden, and usually short-lived, inflammation. For example, bacterial infections like strep throat and viral infections like the flu can cause throat inflammation.

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   What is chronic inflammation?

   • This type of inflammation, known as chronic inflammation, is linked to conditions like asthma, rheumatoid arthritis, and heart disease. In general, the goal of inflammation is to get the body back to its normal state before injury or infection. Inflammation can be acute, subacute, or chronic.

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   Is inflammation a health condition?

   • Keep in mind that inflammation itself is not a specific health condition. Chronic inflammation can be a sign of many health conditions. Along with your symptoms and other parts of your medical history, your healthcare provider will use lab tests to help diagnose a health condition and start proper teratment. Can You Prevent Inflammation?

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   What is vascular disease & how does it affect your body?

   • Vasculitis is the name of a group of conditions that cause inflammation of the blood vessels. Inflammation is your immune system's natural response to injury or infection. It causes swelling and can help the body deal with invading germs.

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   Vasculitis is the name of a group of conditions that cause inflammation of the blood vessels. Inflammation is your immune system's natural response to injury or infection. It causes swelling and can help the body deal with invading germs.

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   Inflammation is your body’s response to an illness, injury or something that doesn’t belong in your body (like germs or toxic chemicals). Inflammation is a normal and important process that allows your body to heal.

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   Mar 27, 2023 · Acute inflammation is the body’s immediate response to an injury or infection. When the body is damaged, the immune system sends white blood cells to destroy any damaging substances, heal the tissues, and return the affected area to a state of balance. This rapid response causes familiar symptoms like redness, pain, warmth, and swelling.

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   May 18, 2021 · When a wound swells up, turns red and hurts, it may be a sign of inflammation. Very generally speaking, inflammation is the body’s immune system’s response to an irritant. The irritant might be a germ, but it could also be a foreign object, such as a splinter in your finger.

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   Apr 9, 2024 · Inflammation is one way your body fights infection, injury, and disease. Learn about how chronic inflammation can lead to health issues.

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   Apr 12, 2021 · Inflammation is the body’s natural reaction against injury and infection. But chronic inflammation can contribute to the buildup of fatty plaque inside arteries, setting the stage for heart disease.

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   May 5, 2023 · Inflammation is the immune system's natural response to injury and infection. Symptoms include redness, swelling, pain, heat, and loss of function.