What is an infection?

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What is an infection?

2007-10-11 00:46:24 · 2 answers · asked by tnthud 1 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Infectious Diseases

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An infection is a detrimental colinization of a host organism by a foreign species. The host organism or pathogen, interferes with the normal functioning of the host and can lead to chronic wounds, gangrene, loss of the infected limb, or even death.

2007-10-11 12:25:17 · answer #1 · answered by Miami Lilly 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

A diseased condition.

2007-10-11 01:11:41 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋