Causes of inflammation

CAUSES OF INFLAMMATION

1. Burn. type of skin injury that may be caused by heat, electricity, chemicals, light, radiation or friction.

2. Physical trauma. refers to physical injury generally of a considerably severe degree.

3. Infection by pathogens. detrimental colonization of a host organism by a foreign specie, the infecting organism seek to utilize the host's resources to multiply, usually at the expense of the host.

Five General Signs of Inflammation

a. rubor(redness)

b. Calor(heat)

c. Dolor(pain)

d. Tumor(swelling/ edema)

e.functio laesa(loss of function)