| amebiasis |
an infection caused by amoebas, esp. parasitic protozoans in the liver or intestines. |
| aseptic |
acting to prevent infection. [1/3 definitions] |
| athlete's foot |
a common contagious skin infection characterized by itching and scaling, and caused by fungi that thrive in warm moist places, such as between the toes. |
| boil2 |
a swollen, painful sore that is filled with pus and is caused by a bacterial infection. |
| Brill's disease |
a form of typhus considered to be a recurrence of a much earlier infection. |
| bronchiectasis |
chronic dilation of the bronchi or bronchial tubes, often resulting in infection. [1/2 definitions] |
| bull nose |
a contagious disease in pigs caused by a bacterial infection and marked by a kind of swelling in the snout and mouth that destroys tissue. |
| candidiasis |
infection by any fungus of the genus Candida, often occurring in the mouth or vagina. |
| cellulitis |
a bacterial infection of the inner layers of skin. |
| chigoe |
a kind of tropical flea, the fertile female of which lives parasitically in the skin of humans and other animals, where she swells with eggs and causes severe irritation and often infection. |
| cold sore |
a viral infection characterized by small blisters, usu. on the lips, that erupt during colds or fevers; herpes simplex. [1/2 definitions] |
| common cold |
a common viral respiratory infection, accompanied by nasal congestion, sore throat, coughing, and the like; cold. |
| community spread |
the spread of an infectious disease within a community, especially the spread within a community where there are infected individuals who cannot trace the source of their infection and have not traveled to areas where there are known cases of the disease. |
| compress |
a soft pad of gauze or cloth, used to supply moisture, heat, or medication to relieve pain or treat infection. [1/4 definitions] |
| cytokine storm |
a severe immune reaction of the body in which cytokines, which normally help in the process of fighting infection, are released in overwhelming numbers and begin to attack healthy cells. |
| diphtheria |
a severe contagious bacterial infection whose symptoms are high fever and difficulty in breathing. |
| disinfect |
to cleanse in order to prevent or remove the causes of infection. |
| disinfectant |
any chemical substance that destroys infection-causing organisms. [1/2 definitions] |
| dose |
(slang) a venereal infection, esp. gonorrhea. [1/6 definitions] |
| dry gangrene |
gangrene that results from an arterial obstruction, characterized by mummification of the affected tissue but no infection. |
| enterovirus |
a genus of virus that can cause disease in human and other mammals. Infection typically begins in the gastrointestinal tract and can spread to other areas, including the nervous system. |