Talk:Infection

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Medical Connotations

The general definition of infection and whatnot is all well and good, but shouldn't this also include information in the context that you can get an infection? I could contribute a picture or two :D theanphibian 03:45, 14 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Poop

Is poop supposed to be in the pathogen list? --128.12.38.211 10:38, 4 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Line 1 says an infection is caused by an ORGANISM. Viruses are not generally considered organisms.

Wiktionary

I've put up an entry in Wiktionary, Wiktionary:Infection that contains only a {{Wikipedia}} link-box leading to this article (the meaning of this template is completely different between the Wiktionary and Wikipedia name spaces). That is definitely not a good way to fill Wiktionary, but will suffice for now.

Courtland 03:00, 2005 Apr 5 (UTC)

Babylon 5

Babylon 5? Please. Fanboys are the bane of the wiki.

Please review Wikipedia:Disambiguation. JFW | T@lk 13:30, 11 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]

I'm for removing the disambiguation link from the article because it mentions the title of only one out of 110 episodes of Babylon 5. I'd consider it useful if it was the title of a whole tv series / movie / ... . I saw that there's a whole article about that episode (about each episode to be accurate), so I see that it might make sense to keep the link. But, as you can read in Wikipedia:Disambiguation: Ask yourself: When a reader enters this term and pushes "Go", what article would they realistically be expecting to view as a result? I don't think anyone would expect to find an article about a Babylon 5 epsiode when entering infection. Anyone who wants to know something about the episode will go to the Babylon 5 article first. --Tim81 10:13, 17 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]

I was the one who put the link back in, but actually I totally don't care whether it ends up in or out. Does anyone have a realistic idea of how many people are likely to search for the Babylon 5 episode? Would people like it better if the disambig link were at the bottom of the page? I'm fine with whatever's decided. delldot | talk 15:56, 17 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]

I took out the Babylon 5 link. It's been three weeks and nobody's defended it. If it goes back in, it should be at the bottom. 69.9.30.78 17:11, 6 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Infection Protection Link removed

I removed the link that was just to a riddiculous book that you could buy on 'protecting your family from infection'

Bad religion?

I do not see why there is a link to the wiki page for this band. They're good but they're not bactria or the like.

172.142.194.246 18:11, 12 January 2007 (UTC)supersonicjim[reply]

You must be talking about the link at the top of the page that says For other uses, see Infection (disambiguation), right? That's a disambiguation link, to aid people who type in infection looking for something other than the medical concept. It's common practice in Wikipedia to aid navigation. You can check out WP:DISAMBIG for more info. Let me know on my talk page if you have any questions or want to discuss anything. delldot | talk 02:27, 13 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Surgical site infections are not mentioned. More people should be made aware of them. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Sdogg04 (talk • contribs) 03:18, 7 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Bacterial Infection

What is a Bacterial Infection? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.26.220.151 (talk) 12:14, 17 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

With reference to humans, it's when bacteria colonise a part of the body resulting in illness. A lot of bacteria live on and in the human body without causing any trouble, but if one gets where it shouldn't be (like if you get a cut or something) then it can start multiplying in that place. This would be termed a bacterial infection. Two things are then likely to happen: first, the bacteria might make substances which are toxic to the human; and second, the human immune system will get activated resulting in inflammation. There are a whole load of different types of infection because a)there are lots of different types of bacteria and b)there are many places in the body that can be colonised. Does that answer your question? Johnhglen (talk) 20:28, 17 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]