All wounds are considered contaminated at the time they occur. usually, the natural defenses in our bodies can deal with the invading microorganisms; however, there are times when a wound is badly contaminated and host defenses are overwhelmed. what happens to the healing process when host defenses are overwhelmed by infectious agents?

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Kristina Gilbert

17 July, 07:18

All wounds are considered contaminated at the time they occur. usually, the natural defenses in our bodies can deal with the invading microorganisms; however, there are times when a wound is badly contaminated and host defenses are overwhelmed. what happens to the healing process when host defenses are overwhelmed by infectious agents?

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Dominique Bean · Answer 1

When a body's host defenses are overwhelmed by contaminate, we start seeing biological responses to the invading bacteria. We may notice redness, swelling, oozing, pus, foul odor or warmth at the site of the wound. The host may also have an systemic fever, delirium or other responses when overwhelmed with bacteria.