infection
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(noun) an incident is which an infectious disease is transmitted |
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Synonyms: contagion, transmission |
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Related Words: incident |
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(noun) invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms causing inflammation |
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Related Words: amebiasis, amebiosis, amoebiasis, amoebiosis, bilharzia, bilharziasis, eye infection, felon, focal infection, fungal infection, health problem, hemorrhagic fever, herpangia, hordeolum, ill health, itch, leishmaniasis, lockjaw, mycosis, opportunistic infection, scabies, schistosomiasis, sepsis, septic sore throat, sore, staphylococcal infection, strep throat, streptococcal sore throat, streptococcus tonsilitis, sty, stye, superinfection, suprainfection, tetanus, trichomoniasis, unhealthiness, whitlow, zoonosis |
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