👉 Stringencies are the terms used in medicine to describe the severity of an infection. They refer to the level of inflammation present in a body's tissues, which is often measured as a number between 0 and 10 on a scale of 0 to 10. A score of 5 or more indicates a very high degree of inflammation, while scores below 5 indicate a low degree of inflammation. Stringencies can be used to describe the severity of an infection in patients, especially those
