Infection

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  • infection
definition
  • The entry and development or multiplication of an infectious agent in the body of a living organism.
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Abstract from DBPedia
    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. An infectious disease, also known as a transmissible disease or communicable disease, is an illness resulting from an infection. Infections can be caused by a wide range of pathogens, most prominently bacteria and viruses. Hosts can fight infections using their immune system. Mammalian hosts react to infections with an innate response, often involving inflammation, followed by an adaptive response. Specific medications used to treat infections include antibiotics, antivirals, antifungals, antiprotozoals, and antihelminthics. Infectious diseases resulted in 9.2 million deaths in 2013 (about 17% of all deaths). The branch of medicine that focuses on infections is referred to as infectious disease.

    感染(かんせん、英: infection)とは、生物の体内もしくは表面に、より体積の小さい微生物等の病原体が寄生し、増殖するようになる事。また、侵入等のその過程。それによっておこる疾患を感染症という。 単細胞生物もウイルスによる感染を受ける。また、寄生虫の体長は宿主を超える事もある。

    (Source: http://dbpedia.org/resource/Infection)