Infection

From MEpedia, a crowd-sourced encyclopedia of ME and CFS science and history
Revision as of 13:23, March 23, 2021 by Notjusttired (talk | contribs) (Text replacement - "|website=www.merriam-webster.com|" to "|website=Merrian-Webster Dictionary|")

Infection is the entrance of a disease-causing agent (like bacteria, protozoa, fungus, or virus) to the body, where they subsequently multiply. Infectious disease is the result of this event.[1]

See also[edit | edit source]

Learn more[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "Medical Definition of INFECTIOUS DISEASE". Merrian-Webster Dictionary. Retrieved January 8, 2019.

protozoa Protozoa are microscopic organisms. They usually exists as a single, independent cell. Examples include the parasites giardia lamblia, toxoplasma gondii and babesia.

Retrieved from "https://me-pedia.org/w/index.php?title=Infection&oldid=91490"