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What happens to cause the tissue around a cut to become swollen, red, and painful

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When you just get cut white blood cells protect the cut it helps guard the body from infection and viruses
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It's the process by which the white blood cells in the body protect the affected area from infection, guarding against potentially harmful bacteria and viruses. When inflammation occurs in the body, chemicals are expelled from the white blood cells into the wound site, and this is what causes the redness and warmth.

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