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To get rid of dead/infected/damaged cells, prevent spread of infection and to get as many immune cells to the affected area as possible so the problem can be resolved quickly and efficiently.

It is essential for health - it is why if you whack your knee it becomes hot, swollen and red to get lots of blood and immune cells to the area and becomes painful and swollen to stop you moving the area so much, to reduce further damage while it is healing.

INFLAMMATION IS YOUR FRIEND!!

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Yes, it means the immune system is responding

Acute inflammation is an organism's response a harmful stimulus, which could be a physical injury, an allergic reaction, or another cause.

The inflammation itself is due to increased blood flow to the area, which brings with it plasma proteins (like fibrinogen, which helps clot a wound) and leukocytes (white blood cells, which attempt to remove the stimulus).

Anti-inflammatory drugs are useful particularly in working against disorders caused by chronic inflammation, where the acute inflammation response gets caught up in a cycle with tissue death and repair.

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