2007-07-07 07:44:14 · 5 answers · asked by satya p 1 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Infectious Diseases
Invasion by and multiplication of pathogenic microorganisms in a bodily part or tissue, which may produce subsequent tissue injury and progress to overt disease through a variety of cellular or toxic mechanisms.
2007-07-07 07:47:54 · answer #1 · answered by ~Brenda~ 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
An infection is when a biological agent, virus, bacteria, whatever, get into the body and try to cause harm. White blood cells try to fight them off, causing swelling, redness, whiteness at the point of wounding (as in a cut, scratch, splinter entry, etc.)
The infection is caused by foreign agents; the body is trying to defend against them.
2007-07-07 08:33:14 · answer #2 · answered by Nothingusefullearnedinschool 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Infection - (noun) disease, an infecting with germs of disease, the condition of suffering an infection
2007-07-07 07:48:31 · answer #3 · answered by lalaaa 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
An infection is an illness, like a cold, flu, tuberculosis, measles, chicken pox, or A.I.D.S., etc that you can "infect" other people with.
2007-07-07 09:13:02 · answer #4 · answered by birdtennis 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Bacteria.
2007-07-07 07:46:30 · answer #5 · answered by Icecream 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋