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Noun Concept
Categories: Epidemiology, Articles with short description, All articles needing additional references, Webarchive template archiveis links, Infectious diseases
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infection  acute infection  AIDS-related bacterial infections  AIDS-related viral infections  anti-infective
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(medicine) the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms and their multiplication which can lead to tissue damage and disease WordNet 3.0
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(medicine) the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms and their multiplication which can lead to tissue damage and disease WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
An infection is the invasion of tissues by pathogens, their multiplication, and the reaction of host tissues to the infectious agent and the toxins they produce. Wikipedia
Detrimental colonization of a host organism by a foreign species. Wikipedia Disambiguation
Invasion of and multiplication in a host by disease-causing pathogens or organisms, and the reaction of host tissues Wikidata