Acute inflammation is the body's response to injury or infection, characterized by redness, warmth, swelling, and pain, where the immune system releases white blood cells to protect the affected area.

Authors

• Person: Robert H. Shmerling Organization: Harvard Health Publishing
  Understanding acute and chronic inflammation - Harvard Health

Sources

• Understanding acute and chronic inflammation - Harvard Health www.health.harvard.edu Robert H. Shmerling · Harvard Health Publishing via serper

Referenced by nodes (3)

• injury concept
• immune system concept
• infection concept