Question

What is local inflammation?

Options

• A body-wide response often accompanied by fever

• The engulfment and digestion of pathogens by phagocytes

• Swelling, redness, heat, and pain confined to the injury site

• The secretion of interferon by infected cells

Answer 1

Local inflammation is defined as a localized reaction characterized by swelling, redness, heat, and pain confined to the specific injury or infection site. This is in contrast to systemic inflammation, which represents a body-wide response to severe or spreading infections.