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bn:00046624n

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infection infectious disease communicable diseases contagion

The pathological state resulting from the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms WordNet 3.0

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The pathological state resulting from the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

A disease caused by a microorganism or other agent, such as a bacterium, fungus, or virus, that enters the body of an organism. OmegaWiki

Pathogenic condition resulting from invasion of an host by a pathogen that propagates causing infection. OmegaWiki

The entry and development or multiplication of an infectious agent in the body of a living organism. OmegaWiki

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infection

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communicable diseases, contagion, infection, infectious disease