Invasion of the body by living microorganisms May or may not result in illness Infection of shunts is a serious problem, however
The entry and development or multiplication of an infectious agent in the body of man or animals Infection is not synonymous with infectious disease; the result may be unapparent or manifest The presence of living infectious agents on exterior surfaces of the body is called "infestation " The presence of living infectious agents upon articles of apparel or soiled articles is called contamination See also cross-infection; transmission of infection
Invasion of body tissues by disease-causing organisms such as viruses, bacteria etc Cancer of the blood producing tissues, especially in the bone marrow and lymph nodes
Introduction of presence of pathogenic organisms in potable water supper This is determined in two ways
The presence of bacteria or other microorganisms in sufficient quantity to damage tissue or impair healing Clinical experience has indicated that wounds can be classified as infected when the wound tissue contains 105or greater microorganisms per gram of tissue Clinical signs of infection may not be present, especially in the immunocompromised patient or the patient with a chronic wound
(international law) illegality that taints or contaminates a ship or cargo rendering it liable to seizure moral corruption or contamination; "ambitious men are led astray by an infection that is almost unavoidable"
is the invasion and multiplication of microorganisms in body tissues, which may be clinically unapparent or result in the development of a disease
(phonetics) the alteration of a speech sound under the influence of a neighboring sound
What happens when a disease-causing microorganism gets past the body¹s defenses and takes hold Infection is not synonymous with infectious disease When living infectious agents are present on exterior surfaces of the body, this is contamination
n (IC) An invasion o an microorganism, thought or action that causes dysfunction or corruption to the organism Invasion of a microorganism that is capable of carrying a disease to a bodily part in which conditions are favorable for growth, production of toxins, and subsequent injury to tissue
The entry and development of an infectious agent in the body of a person or animal An infection may be either apparent (called manifest)the infected person appears to be sick, or inapparentthere is no outward sign that an infectious agent has entered that person at all
In brewing, an infection refers to significant levels of any microbes in the beer wort other than the desired yeast Potential infecting microbes include wild yeasts (and other fungi), as well as various bacteria Symptoms of an infection can vary widely depending on the specific infecting microbe(s), and can include (but are not limited to): mold growing in the fermenter, strange odors and/or flavors, overcarbonated bottles, rings of scum in the bottles, and clumps or strands of gelatinous material