Inflammation and its causes and treatment

What is Inflammation?
Inflammation is a basic disease in which the body reacts to infection, irritation or other injury. The main feature of Inflammation is redness, warmth, swelling and pain. It is a type of nonspecific immune response. Inflammation is commonly known as the painful component of arthritis but it is also a component of chronic diseases such as heart disease and strokes. Inflammation is the process which involves non acceptance of any foreign substance in the body.

Majorly inflammation is of two types:
• Acute inflammation
• Chronic inflammation
Acute Inflammation is caused by Pathogens, injured tissues whether chronic inflammation is caused by non-degradable pathogens, persistent foreign bodies, or autoimmune reactions.
Acute inflammation occurs immediately but chronic inflammation occurs at a low pace. To know more about inflammations please see the inflammation power point presentation by clicking here.

Symptoms of Inflammation
• Redness
• Swollen joint that is warm to touch
• Joint pain
• Joint stiffness
• Loss of joint function
Inflammation also involves some flu like symptoms that are as follows:-
• Fever and Chills
• Fatigue
• Headaches
• Loss of appetite
• Muscle stiffness

Causes of Inflammation
The main cause of inflammation is the non-acceptance of foreign substance by the body’s immune system as a result there is a leakage of fluids or chemicals from the body and thus it causes swelling, pain and redness etc. For more information about causes or treatment of inflammation please see the inflammation ppt slides by clicking here.

Medicines used for treating Inflammation
• Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs – such as aspirin, ibuprofen or naproxen)
• Corticosteroids (such as prednisone)
• Anti-malarial medications (such as hydroxychloroquine)
Other medicines include methotrexate, sulfasalazine, leflunomide, anti-TNF medications, cyclophosphamide and mycophenolate.
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