A chef cut his finger accidentally while making salad. The next morning he felt pain and warmth and had a little swelling and redness on that finger (signs of inflammation). By night, he was just fine. Which of the following pertains to the chef?

A chef cut his finger accidentally while making salad. The next morning he felt pain and warmth and had a little swelling and redness on that finger (signs of inflammation). By night, he was just fine. Which of the following pertains to the chef? 



a. He had an overt microbial disease.
b. He had an infection.
c. The inflammation was a response to the cut not a microbe.
d. Microbial toxins, not the vegetative cells, induced inflammation.
e. The cut introduced ectoparasites that could not survive


Answer: He had an infection.


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