INFECTION

The pathological state resulting from the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms

• health problem
• ill health
• unhealthiness  19

• enterobiasis  14
• felon  8
• whitlow  16
• focal infection
• • cross infection
  • nonsocial infection
  • opportunistic infection
  • paronychia  20
  • protozoal infection
  • respiratory infection
  • respiratory tract infection
  • itch  9
  • scabies  11
  • bilharzia  23
  • bilharziasis  26
  • schistosomiasis  22
  • sepsis  8
  • sore  4
  • staphylococcal infection
  • septic sore throat
  • strep throat
  • streptococcal sore throat
  • streptococcus tonsilitis
  • throat infection
  • eye infection
  • hordeolum  15
  • sty  6
  • stye  7
  • superinfection  21
  • suprainfection
  • tapeworm infection
  • lockjaw  23
  • tetanus  7
  • toxoplasmosis  24
  • viral infection
  • virus infection
  • vaccina  14
  • vaccinia  15
  • variola vaccina
  • variola vaccine
  • variola vaccinia
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(phonetics) the alteration of a speech sound under the influence of a neighboring sound

(medicine) the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms and their multiplication which can lead to tissue damage and disease

• pathologic process
• pathological process

• zymosis  21

An incident in which an infectious disease is transmitted

• contagion  12
• transmission  14

The communication of an attitude or emotional state among a number of people

Example: "A contagion of mirth"

• contagion  12

Moral corruption or contamination

Example: "Ambitious men are led astray by an infection that is almost unavoidable"

(international law) illegality that taints or contaminates a ship or cargo rendering it liable to seizure