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

A) She had an overt microbial disease.
B) She 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.