What is infection?
The body is made of many systems that work together to provide health, wellness and daily function. When one of these systems is not working together with the others, diseases or a state of illness occurs. The immune system is the “watchdog” of the body. It protects the body from substances that don’t belong there. These foreign substances can be bacteria, viruses, or tissue from another person or living thing. An infection occurs when one of these foreign substances has gained entry into someone’s body. The hypothalamus directs several different activities when something biochemical or physiologically abnormal is noted. The hypothalamus releases chemicals that increase the body temperature in the presence of infections. We know this process to be called a fever. Other signs of infection can include pain, swelling, heat, redness, abnormal liquid secretions dependent on the type of invading organism and the body part involved. Although the immune system is the body’s “watchdog” against
The body is made of many systems that work together to provide health, wellness and daily function. When one of these systems is not working together with the others, diseases or a state of illness occurs. The immune system is the watchdog of the body. It protects the body from substances that dont belong there. These foreign substances can be bacteria, viruses, or tissue from another person or living thing. An infection occurs when one of these foreign substances has gained entry into someones body. The hypothalamus directs several different activities when something biochemical or physiologically abnormal is noted. The hypothalamus releases chemicals that increase the body temperature in the presence of infections. We know this process to be called a fever. Other signs of infection can include pain, swelling, heat, redness, abnormal liquid secretions dependent on the type of invading organism and the body part involved. Although the immune system is the bodys watchdog against infecti
