Prescott's Microbiology
Prescott's Microbiology
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ISBN: 9781260211887
Author: WILLEY, Sandman, Wood
Publisher: McGraw Hill
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Inflammation is an essential process in innate defense reaction to the injury of tissue caused by wound or pathogen. An immediate reaction of the body to cell death or injury is called acute inflammation. Generally, acute inflammation appearing within hours or minutes. The cardinal signs of inflammation include warmth, redness, pain, altered function, and swelling.

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