State the causes of pain.

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State the causes of pain.

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Pain is defined as an unpleasant or uncomfortable sensation in the body that fike a sharp stab or dull ache and can be of various sensations like throbbing, pinching, burning, or so on. There are two types of pain namely acute and chronic.

Acute pain is developed suddenly and lasts for a long time while chronic pain is developed gradually and persists for over several months or years. Various medications are used to relieve pain by blocking the substance called prostaglandin that is responsible for pain. 

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