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A burn is damage to your body's tissues caused by heat, chemicals, electricity, sunlight, or radiation. Scalds from hot liquids and steam, building fires and flammable liquids and gases are the most common causes of burns. Another kind is an inhalation injury, caused by breathing smoke. There are three types of burns:
These burns produce pain and redness of the skin. First-degree burns are usually caused by overexposure to the sun, brief contact with heat or hot surface including an iron or skillet, minor scalding by hot water or steam, or brief contact with harsh chemicals.