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    from an infection. Infections can be caused by a wide range of pathogens, most prominently bacteria and viruses. Hosts can fight infections using their...
    116 KB (12,691 words) - 05:48, 27 April 2024
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    Molluscum contagiosum (category Sexually transmitted diseases and infections)
    Molluscum contagiosum (MC), sometimes called water warts, is a viral infection of the skin that results in small raised pink lesions with a dimple in...
    26 KB (2,718 words) - 07:26, 8 January 2024
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    Pinworm infection (threadworm infection in the UK), also known as enterobiasis, is a human parasitic disease caused by the pinworm, Enterobius vermicularis...
    37 KB (3,602 words) - 02:00, 26 May 2024
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    Human papillomavirus infection (HPV infection) is caused by a DNA virus from the Papillomaviridae family. Many HPV infections cause no symptoms and 90%...
    145 KB (16,006 words) - 03:17, 15 May 2024
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    A urinary tract infection (UTI) is an infection that affects a part of the urinary tract. Lower urinary tract infections may involve the bladder (cystitis)...
    75 KB (7,916 words) - 12:05, 14 May 2024
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    hospital-acquired infection, also known as a nosocomial infection (from the Greek nosokomeion, meaning "hospital"), is an infection that is acquired in...
    57 KB (5,729 words) - 01:54, 14 May 2024
  • the Latin root words "autos" and "inoculate" that mean "self implanting" or "self infection" or "implanting something from oneself". Autoinoculation...
    3 KB (311 words) - 19:17, 23 October 2023
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    Nematode infection in dogs - the infection (also infestation) of dogs with parasitic nemamotodes - are, along with tapeworm infections and infections with...
    65 KB (8,980 words) - 22:53, 16 May 2024
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    Chlamydia, or more specifically a chlamydia infection, is a sexually transmitted infection caused by the bacterium Chlamydia trachomatis. Most people who...
    45 KB (4,145 words) - 15:40, 11 April 2024
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    Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI or C-diff), also known as Clostridium difficile infection, is a symptomatic infection due to the spore-forming...
    98 KB (10,357 words) - 04:55, 6 May 2024
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    often known simply as herpes, is a viral infection caused by the herpes simplex virus. Herpes infections are categorized by the area of the body that...
    80 KB (8,735 words) - 12:45, 13 April 2024
  • blisters to burst and pass the infection along. Autoinoculation (self-infection) can occur through self-contact, leading to infection at multiple sites on the...
    13 KB (1,756 words) - 00:01, 28 November 2023
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    unclean water during daily living. It belongs to the group of helminth infections. Diagnosis is by finding eggs of the parasite in a person's urine or stool...
    94 KB (10,040 words) - 06:46, 19 May 2024
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    winter vomiting disease, is the most common cause of gastroenteritis. Infection is characterized by non-bloody diarrhea, vomiting, and stomach pain. Fever...
    62 KB (6,278 words) - 00:32, 8 May 2024
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    causes resistant to erythromycin Infection with Corynebacterium striatum was initially thought to occur through self-infection, transmitting the bacteria from...
    27 KB (2,898 words) - 08:44, 19 December 2023
  • A skin infection is an infection of the skin in humans and other animals, that can also affect the associated soft tissues such as loose connective tissue...
    22 KB (2,101 words) - 11:32, 7 September 2023
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    An upper respiratory tract infection (URTI) is an illness caused by an acute infection, which involves the upper respiratory tract, including the nose...
    26 KB (2,617 words) - 12:37, 13 April 2024
  • Thumbnail for Candidiasis
    Candidiasis is a fungal infection due to any species of the genus Candida (a yeast). When it affects the mouth, in some countries it is commonly called...
    66 KB (6,348 words) - 22:08, 12 May 2024
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    respiratory tract infection (LRTI) is a term often used as a synonym for pneumonia but can also be applied to other types of infection including lung abscess...
    25 KB (2,484 words) - 19:19, 19 May 2024
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    herbal medicine (including medical cannabis), hyperbaric oxygen therapy, self-infection with hookworms, reflexology, acupuncture, and mindfulness. Evidence...
    164 KB (17,366 words) - 22:18, 9 May 2024
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