Acute inflammation is the body's immediate response to injury or infection, characterized by the immune system sending white blood cells to destroy damaging substances, heal tissues, and return the area to balance.

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  What is Inflammation? Causes, Effects, Treatment - Harvard Health

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• acute inflammation concept
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