Why does the body produce pus?

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Why does the body produce pus when you get a skin infection or a zit? To me it just seems like a counter-productive reaction as it often has to be drained in order to heal well.

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Googled this same thing a few months ago; iirc pus isn’t what the body’s trying to make, it’s the byproduct of your body fighting the infection. It includes dead white blood cells which can prolong the infection

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