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Also known as contagion, infections, case of infection, clinical infection, infectious

An infection is the invasion of tissues by pathogens, their multiplication, and the reaction of host tissues to the infectious agent and the toxins they produce. An infectious disease, also known as a transmissible disease or communicable disease, is an illness resulting from an infection.

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An infection occurs when harmful microorganisms invade your body, multiply, and trigger a reaction from your immune system and tissues. Infectious diseases are the illnesses that result from these infections, and they matter because they can spread from person to person and cause significant health problems.

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Medical condition.name: Infection
Medical condition.image: Cutaneous abscess MRSA staphylococcus aureus 7826 lores.jpg
Medical condition.caption: Pus oozing from an abscess caused by bacteria
Medical condition.field: Infectious diseases
Medical condition.causes: Bacterial, viral, parasitic, fungal, prion

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From Q Fever to Coxiella burnetii Infection: a Paradigm Change.ReviewClinical microbiology reviews · 2017Eldin C, Mélenotte C, Mediannikov O et al.DOI: 10.1128/CMR.00045-16
Dendritic Cells and SARS-CoV-2 Infection: Still an Unclarified Connection.ReviewCells · 2020Campana P, Parisi V, Leosco D et al.DOI: 10.3390/cells9092046
Chronic Infection With Gastric Helicobacters Induces Hepatic Lesions in Mice.Helicobacter · 2025Seeneevassen L, Sifré E, Khalid S et al.DOI: 10.1111/hel.70032
Listeriosis.ReviewSeminars in fetal & neonatal medicine · 2009Posfay-Barbe KM, Wald ERDOI: 10.1016/j.siny.2009.01.006
The role of primary infection of Schwann cells in the aetiology of infective inflammatory neuropathies.ReviewThe Journal of infection · 2016Neal JW, Gasque PDOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2016.08.006
Visiting the cell biology of Salmonella infection.ReviewMicrobes and infection · 2010Lahiri A, Lahiri A, Iyer N et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.micinf.2010.05.010
Emerging Riemerella anatipestifer infection in chickens: pathogenic characteristics and host immune response profiles.Poultry science · 2025Lv J, Gao Y, Chen H et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.psj.2025.105687
Persistent Coxsackievirus B3 Infection in Pancreatic Ductal Cells In Vitro Downregulates Cellular Polyamine Metabolism.mSphere · 2023Mastrodomenico V, LoMascolo NJ, Firpo MR et al.DOI: 10.1128/msphere.00036-23

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Subclass of: adverse event

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manifestation of: vulnerability
on focus list of Wikimedia project: WikiProject COVID-19
has characteristic: infection control
has immediate cause: colonisation
health specialty: infectious diseases
medical examination: blood culture
Commons category: Infectious diseases and disorders
has effect: heart failure
has cause: pathogen transmission
different from: infestation
topic's main category: Category:Infections
handled, mitigated, or managed by: infection control
WordLift URL: data.wordlift.io/wl01714/entity/infections
facet of: pathogenesis

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