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Bacterial Infections |
Bacterial Infection; Infections, Bacterial |
For other uses, see Infection (disambiguation). An infection is the detrimental colonization of a host organism by a foreign species. In infection, the infecting organism seeks to utilize the host's resources in order to multiply (usually at the expense of the host). The infecting organism, or pathogen, interferes with the normal functioning of the host and can lead to chronic wounds, gangrene, loss of an infected limb, and even death. The host's response to infection is inflammation. Co ...
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- Genetic Blueprint for Q Fever Bacterium Unveiled
... The genetic blueprint of yet another important disease-causing microbe, the bacterium Coxiella burnetii, has been deciphered and analyzed. C. burnetii — a highly infectious organism that sickened... - Single Protein is Key in Response to Bacterial, Viral Infections
... A single protein acts as a key switch point in frontline immune system reactions to both bacterial and viral infections, according to a report published online today in the journal Nature. In determin... - Tularemia
... Tularemia (also known as deerfly fever or rabbit fever) is an infectious disease caused by the bacterium Francisella tularensis. It is naturally found in small mammals such as rabbits, rodents, and ha...
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