Look up: infection

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   Infection
   the stage when a pathogen is growing in a host and causing damage.
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   infection
   The interaction of parasite with host; the beginning of that interaction.
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   Infection
   The introduction or entry of a parasite or pathogenic micro-organism into a susceptible host, resulting in the presence of that organism within the body of the host, whether or not this causes detectable pathologic effects (or overt disease).
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   infection
   [n] - the pathological state resulting from the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms 2. [n] - (phonetics) the alteration of a speech sound under the influence of a neighboring sound 3. [n] - (medicine) the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms and their multiplication which can lead to tissue damage and disease 4. [n] - an incident is which an infectious disease is transmitted 5. [n] - moral corruption or contamination 6. [n] - (international law) illegality that taints or contaminates a ship or cargo rendering it liable to seizure
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   Infection
   `Invasion of the body by harmful organisms` (Oxford Dictionary for Nurses).
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   Infection
   Illness caused by micro-organisms, such as bacteria, viruses and fungi. Signs of infection include a high temperature and pain, swelling and redness in the infected area.
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   Infection
   When microorganisms get into your body and cause a disease
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   Infection
   disease-causing micro-organisms that enter the body, multiply, and damage cells or release toxins
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   Infection
   Invasion of the body by micro-organisms, which cause disease
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    Infection
    long before Pasteur discovered that infections were caused by micro-organisms there was an appreciation that disease could be passed from person to person called the contagion theory. There was a competing theory that held that diseases were spread by bad smells, hence the use of scented posies to guard against plague. Both theories were inadequate but had some elements of truth in that the presence of a bad smell indicates rotting matter from which an infection might be transmitted by contaminated water or by flies to food. Other infections are passed by direct physical contact such as venereal disease and some by droplets in the air from coughs and sneezes such as pulmonary tuberculosis. See also miasma
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    Infection
    Infection: The growth of a parasitic organism within the body. (A parasitic organism is one that lives on or in another organism and draws its nourishment therefrom.) A person with an infection has another organism (a 'germ') growing within him, drawing its nourishment from the person. The term 'infection' has some exceptions. For example, the norm ...
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    infection
    an attack and investment by microscopic organisms or viruses(if on living tissue,by pathogens)as distinct from infestation Category: agriculture, fisheries, forestry - food processing industries • attack and investment by microscopic organisms or viruses(if on living tissue,by pathogens)as distinct from infestation Category: Medicine
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    Infection
    In·fec'tion noun [ Confer French infection , Latin infectio a dyeing.] 1. The act or process of infecting. « There was a strict order against coming to those pits, and that was only to prevent infection .» De Foe. 2. That which infects, or causes the communicated disease; any effluvium, miasm, or pestilential matter by which an infectious di ...
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    infection
    1. <microbiology> Invasion and multiplication of microorganisms in body tissues, which may be clinically unapparent or result in local cellular injury due to competitive metabolism, toxins, intracellular replication or antigen antibody response. The infection may remain localised, subclinical and temporary if the bodys defensive mechanisms ar ...
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    infection
    contagion noun an incident in which an infectious disease is transmitted
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    infection
    noun moral corruption or contamination; `ambitious men are led astray by an infection that is almost unavoidable`
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    infection
    (in-fek´shәn) invasion and multiplication of microorganisms in body tissues; see also infectious disease.
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    Infection
    • (n.) The state of being infected; contamination by morbific particles; the result of infecting influence; a prevailing disease; epidemic. • (n.) That which infects, or causes the communicated disease; any effluvium, miasm, or pestilential matter by which an infectious disease is caused. • (n.) The act or process of infecting. &bull...
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    infection
    (from the article `infectious disease`) in medicine, a process caused by a microorganism that impairs a person`s health. An infection, by contrast, is the invasion of and replication in the ... ...problems related to variations in transmissibility of organisms and in susceptibility of individuals to disease. Light was thrown on these .....
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    infection
    1. invasion and multiplication of microorganisms in body tissues, which may be clinically unapparent or result in local cellular injury due to competitive metabolism, toxins, intracellular replication, or antigen-antibody response. The infection may remain localized, subclinical, and temporary if the body's defensive mechanisms are effective. A l...
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    Infection
    the establishment of parasite within a host plant.
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    Infection
    The invasion of timber by fungi or other microorganisms
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    infection
    infection, invasion of plant or animal tissues by microorganisms, i.e., bacteria, viruses, viroids, fungi, rickettsias, and protozoans. The invasion of body tissues by parasitic worms and other higher organisms is commonly referred to as infestation.Invading organisms such as bacteria produce toxins...
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