Since the beginnings of modern medicine, inflammation has been understood to be a good thing — the result of the body’s amazing capacity to heal itself. Inflammation is the way the body responds to infections and injuries, with the immune system releasing white blood cells and other factors to fight off invading pathogens and speed healing.
But in recent years, science has revealed a more dangerous side to inflammation, when the immune system is turned up too high or lingers too long — a condition known as chronic inflammation. Also called systemic inflammation, it’s when white blood cells and their chemical messengers remain on alert at a low level, causing quiet but persistent damage that can lead to other diseases. In fact, more than half of all deaths worldwide can be attributed to an inflammation-related disease.
Year published: 2022
Size: 220mm x 300mm
Material: made from premium quality paper
Tangu mwanzo wa tiba ya kisasa, uvimbe umeeleweka kuwa jambo zuri - matokeo ya uwezo wa ajabu wa mwili wa kujirekebisha. Uvimbe ni njia ambayo mwili hujibu maambukizo na majeraha, na mfumo wa kinga hutolewa seli nyeupe za damu na sababu nyingine kupambana na vimelea vinavyovamia na kuharakisha uponyaji. Lakini katika miaka ya hivi karibuni, sayansi imefunua upande hatari zaidi wa uvimbe, wakati mfumo wa kinga unapokuwa juu sana au unadumu kwa muda mrefu sana - hali inayojulikana kama uvimbe wa muda mrefu. Pia huitwa uvimbe wa mfumo, ni wakati chembe nyeupe za damu na wajumbe wao wa kemikali zinabaki katika tahadhari katika kiwango cha chini, na kusababisha uharibifu wa kimya lakini wa kudumu ambao unaweza kusababisha magonjwa mengine. Zaidi ya nusu ya vifo duniani kote vinatokana na ugonjwa unaosababishwa na uvimbe. Mwaka wa kuchapishwa: 2022 Ukubwa: 220mm x 300mm