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A burn is damage to your body's tissues caused by heat, chemicals, electricity, sunlight, or radiation. Scalds from hot liquids and steam, building fires and flammable liquids and gases are the most common causes of burns. Another kind is an inhalation injury, caused by breathing smoke. There are three types of burns:
Thermal Burns. A thermal burn is caused from contact with a flame, steam, or boiling water (or other boiling liquid). Thermal burns can also occur from touching hot, solid objects such as pipes, tools, engines, and motors. Extended exposure to the sun can cause thermal radiation burns, more commonly known as sunburn.