Infection
noun
When harmful germs enter the body and cause disease.
Wound infections can lead to severe complications if not treated.
Often appears as...
- bacterial infection
- viral infection
noun
The act of contaminating with harmful substances.
The infection of the water supply caused a health crisis in the city.
Often appears as...
- water infection
- soil infection
noun
The spreading or passing on of harmful beliefs or ideas.
There was a fear of the infection of extremist ideology among the youth.
Often appears as...
- ideological infection
- belief infection
noun
When harmful germs enter the body and cause disease.
Wound infections can lead to severe complications if not treated.
Often appears as...
- bacterial infection
- viral infection
noun
The act of contaminating with harmful substances.
The infection of the water supply caused a health crisis in the city.
Often appears as...
- water infection
- soil infection
noun
The spreading or passing on of harmful beliefs or ideas.
There was a fear of the infection of extremist ideology among the youth.
Often appears as...
- ideological infection
- belief infection
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Medical Context
Use 'infection' to describe illness mainly in a medical or health-related setting.
She went to the doctor because of a stubborn throat infection.
Pro Tip 2/3Negative Connotation
'Infection' often carries a negative connotation due to the harm germs can cause.
Preventing infection is crucial in hospitals to protect patients.
Pro Tip 3/3Treatment Implication
Mentioning 'infection' suggests there may be a need for medical treatment or antibiotics.
Because of the infection, she was prescribed a course of antibiotics.
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What is leukemia? -...
the required amount of functional cells, the blood becomes depleted. The lack of red blood cells means that muscles don't get enough oxygen, the reduced number of platelets is not sufficient to repair wounds, and the dearth of functional white blood cells impairs the immune system, increasing the risk of infections.
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that maybe we could make infection resistant catheters or stents or breathing tubes and then finally I'm just telling you one little vignette that's about Pseudomonas we work on lots of globally important pathogens in my lab and we're having similar success doing these kinds of strategies in other
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Why do blood types...
allowing the cells to transport it throughout the body. But they also have another kind of complex protein on the outside of the cell membrane. These proteins, known as antigens, communicate with white blood cells, immune cells that protect against infection. Antigens serve as identifying markers,
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The surprising reason...
but some theorize that they aid in recovery. The rise in temperature can slow bacteria and help your immune system destroy pathogens. Sleep lets your body channel more energy towards fighting infection. When you stop eating, your liver can take up much of the iron in your blood,
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How stress affects your...
make you more susceptible to infections, and slow the rate you heal. Want to live a long life? You may have to curb your chronic stress. That's because it has even been associated with shortened telomeres,
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Taboo? Scarification PIPE...
stayed with her son her husband couldn't take it I went away I was afraid to see my child leading to fight infection couse Anka covers Philippe's wounds with a salve made from the leaves of the
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What causes kidney...
A slightly different type of stone made of the minerals magnesium ammonium phosphate, or struvite, can be caused by bacterial infection. And even rarer stones can result from genetic disorders
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How the pandemic will...
even if it's just to avoid the infection coming back to the US or to have the global economy working, which is good for US jobs to have demand outside the US. And so the world is kind of --
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Why do we harvest...
Horseshoe crab blood contains cells called amebocytes that protect them from infection by viruses, fungi, and bacteria. Amebocytes form gels around these invaders
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Hippo vs Lion Clan PIPE...
hippos can't sweat but they do secrete a thick oily reddish fluid this acts as a sunscreen and helps protect against infection but he still needs to drink
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What is leukemia? -...
the required amount of functional cells, the blood becomes depleted. The lack of red blood cells means that muscles don't get enough oxygen, the reduced number of platelets is not sufficient to repair wounds, and the dearth of functional white blood cells impairs the immune system, increasing the risk of infections.
Video examples
Quorum sensing: Bacteria...
that maybe we could make infection resistant catheters or stents or breathing tubes and then finally I'm just telling you one little vignette that's about Pseudomonas we work on lots of globally important pathogens in my lab and we're having similar success doing these kinds of strategies in other
Video examples
Why do blood types...
allowing the cells to transport it throughout the body. But they also have another kind of complex protein on the outside of the cell membrane. These proteins, known as antigens, communicate with white blood cells, immune cells that protect against infection. Antigens serve as identifying markers,
Video examples
The surprising reason...
but some theorize that they aid in recovery. The rise in temperature can slow bacteria and help your immune system destroy pathogens. Sleep lets your body channel more energy towards fighting infection. When you stop eating, your liver can take up much of the iron in your blood,
Video examples
How stress affects your...
make you more susceptible to infections, and slow the rate you heal. Want to live a long life? You may have to curb your chronic stress. That's because it has even been associated with shortened telomeres,
Video examples
Taboo? Scarification PIPE...
stayed with her son her husband couldn't take it I went away I was afraid to see my child leading to fight infection couse Anka covers Philippe's wounds with a salve made from the leaves of the
Video examples
What causes kidney...
A slightly different type of stone made of the minerals magnesium ammonium phosphate, or struvite, can be caused by bacterial infection. And even rarer stones can result from genetic disorders
Video examples
How the pandemic will...
even if it's just to avoid the infection coming back to the US or to have the global economy working, which is good for US jobs to have demand outside the US. And so the world is kind of --
Video examples
Why do we harvest...
Horseshoe crab blood contains cells called amebocytes that protect them from infection by viruses, fungi, and bacteria. Amebocytes form gels around these invaders
Video examples
Hippo vs Lion Clan PIPE...
hippos can't sweat but they do secrete a thick oily reddish fluid this acts as a sunscreen and helps protect against infection but he still needs to drink
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Mike Fisher
American
Just sitting on the bed watching TV. And they said someone with a left inner ear infection, ear pops up, whoa! And uh, yeah, that's me. And you know, they just prayed that it be healed and it sure was. It went away and that was that. And I knew I was healed. What are the chances, eh? That was the Lord working!
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Sebastian Junger
American Author
If you get an infection, you get a fever; the fever is your body dealing with the infection. If you get traumatized, your mind and your brain have a reaction to that trauma. If you're not dreaming about it, something's probably wrong.
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Tariq Ramadan
Swiss Writer
National politics and elections are dominated by emotions, by lack of self-confidence, by fear of the other, by insecurity, by infection of the body politic by the virus of victimhood.
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Yoshihide Suga
Japanese Politician
What the people want the most is to keep a balance between preventing further infections of the novel coronavirus and promoting economic activities.
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Grant Hill
American Athlete
I had a MRSA infection on my ankle. At the time, I had never heard of MRSA. I didn't really know a whole lot about it. It really scared me.
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Mark Walport
British Scientist
The most dangerous infections of humans have always been those which have emerged from other species.
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Cecile Richards
American Activist
No parent wants their child to get an infection or get pregnant before they're ready.
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Jacob Bronowski
English Scientist
No science is immune to the infection of politics and the corruption of power.
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Mikhail Varshavski
American Celebrity
Think about your immune system as being an army, and it's fighting infection.
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Anthony Fauci
American Scientist
Staph lives on skin. That's the reason why many infections start as a boil.
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Mike Fisher
American
Just sitting on the bed watching TV. And they said someone with a left inner ear infection, ear pops up, whoa! And uh, yeah, that's me. And you know, they just prayed that it be healed and it sure was. It went away and that was that. And I knew I was healed. What are the chances, eh? That was the Lord working!
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Sebastian Junger
American Author
If you get an infection, you get a fever; the fever is your body dealing with the infection. If you get traumatized, your mind and your brain have a reaction to that trauma. If you're not dreaming about it, something's probably wrong.
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Tariq Ramadan
Swiss Writer
National politics and elections are dominated by emotions, by lack of self-confidence, by fear of the other, by insecurity, by infection of the body politic by the virus of victimhood.
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Yoshihide Suga
Japanese Politician
What the people want the most is to keep a balance between preventing further infections of the novel coronavirus and promoting economic activities.
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Grant Hill
American Athlete
I had a MRSA infection on my ankle. At the time, I had never heard of MRSA. I didn't really know a whole lot about it. It really scared me.
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Mark Walport
British Scientist
The most dangerous infections of humans have always been those which have emerged from other species.
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Cecile Richards
American Activist
No parent wants their child to get an infection or get pregnant before they're ready.
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Jacob Bronowski
English Scientist
No science is immune to the infection of politics and the corruption of power.
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Mikhail Varshavski
American Celebrity
Think about your immune system as being an army, and it's fighting infection.
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Anthony Fauci
American Scientist
Staph lives on skin. That's the reason why many infections start as a boil.
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