Medical Term
infection
also: infectionsinefction
the invasion of the body by PATHOGENS and the resulting condition. BACTERIA , VIRUSES , fungi (see FUNGUS ), etc, are all included, and they enter the body, multiply and , after the INCUBATION period, symptoms may appear. The organisms reach the body in many ways: by airborne droplets, direct contact, sexual intercourse, or by VECTORS , from contaminated food or drink, etc.
Source: mediLexicon corpus · slug
infection