A Chef Cut His Finger Accidentally While Making Salad

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.