Question

Mention the symptoms and causes of inflammation

Answer 1

Inflammation:

1. The active immune system recruits the cells in the affected area to kill disease-causing microbes.
2. It is a mode of self-defense through which it protects the body from microorganisms.
3. Inflammation leads to an inflammatory response by the immune system by the release of cytokines.

Symptoms:

1. Swelling
2. Redness
3. Pain
4. Heat

Causes:

1. The external factors (pathogens) cause inflammation.
2. The bacteria entering the body releases certain chemical substances called endotoxins to which the immune system responds in the form of inflammation.
3. Inflammation can also occur due to injuries such as burns due to radiation, and frostbites, which cause excessive damage to cells of the body