system
Given the following post, respond as if you're commenting on Reddit:
human
Why is it beneficial to remove pus from a wound instead of letting it settle naturally?
gpt
Pus is a sign of infection.  It is your body's immune cells that have died fighting the bacteria and no longer serve any purpose and is actually getting in the way.  If it can be removed without damaging surrounding tissue, spreading the bacteria, or is required as there is so much of it, then it should be as it greatly reduces the number of bacteria in the body.