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InfectionsAn infection is the detrimental colonization of a host organism by a foreign species. In an infection, the infecting organism seeks to utilize the host's resources to multiply (usually at the expense of the host). The infecting organism, or pathogen, interferes with the normal functioning of the host and can lead to chronic wounds, gangrene, loss of an infected limb, and even death. The host's response to infection is inflammation. Colloquially, a pathogen is usually considered a microscopic organism though the definition is broader, including feces, parasites, fungi, viruses, prions, and viroids. A symbiosis between parasite and host, whereby the relationship is beneficial for the former but detrimental to the latter, is characterised as parasitism. The branch of medicine that focuses on infections and pathogens is infectious disease. A secondary infection is an infection that occurs during or following treatment of another already existing primary infection. Some of the conditions below have an individual section so please click on the link to see the detail: Bacterial and Viral Infections Anthrax Chickenpox Impetigo Mononucleosis Mumps Plague Rabies Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) Smallpox Tuberculosis West Nile Virus Anal Itching Bacterial Pneumonia Bartholin Cyst Cellulitis Encephalitis Fifth Disease Food Poisoning Gastroenteritis Lyme Disease Meningitis Oral Herpes Pinkeye Pleurisy Sinus Infection Sore Throat Strep Throat Toxic Shock Syndrome Yeast and Fungal Infections Athlete's Foot Diaper Rash Jock Itch Ringworm on Body Ringworm on Scalp Skin Rashes in Children Vaginal Infections Yeast Infection Diaper Rash Yeast Infection Skin Rash Other Infections Brain Infection Breast Infection Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Diabetic Foot Care Mad Cow Disease and Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease Paronychia (Nail Infection) Sepsis (Blood Infection) Swollen Lymph Glands Traveler's Diarrhoea Breast Infection Urinary Tract Infections Vaginal Yeast Infections Vomiting and Nausea |
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