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Abscess (11) The infected abscesses filled with pus.
Acanthamoeba Keratitis The rare acanthamoeba-keratitis infection.
Acanthocephala Infection The acanthocephala infection.
Adenovirus (2) The adenovirus infection.
Alternariosis The alternariosis infection.
Amoebiasis The amoebiasis infection.
Amoxicillin (2) The broad-spectrum amoxicillin antibiotic.
Anaerobic Infection The anaerobic infections.
Anaplasmosis The anaplasmosis.
Anthrax Infection The anthrax infection.
Antibiotic (84) All of the antibiotics kill bacteria.
Ascariasis The ascariasis infection.
Aspergillosis The aspergillosis infection.
Aspergillus (3) The aspergillus fungus.
Athletes Foot He had athlete's foot.
Babesiosis The babesiosis disease.
Bacterial Infection (12) The bacterial infections.
Bacteriuria The bacteriuria infection.
Bartonellosis The bartonellosis infection.
Biohazard Beware of the biohazards.
Bladder Infection The bladder infections.
Blastomycetic Dermatitis The blastomycetic dermatitis.
Blastomycosis (2) The blastomycosis infection.
Blepharitis The blepharitis inflamation of the eyelid.
Blood Infection A blood infection is dangerous.
Blood Stream Infection A blood stream infection (BSI).
Bone Infection Bone infections.
Botulism The botulism toxin can be fatal.
Brain Infection The brain infections.
Bronchopulmonary Infection The bronchopulmonary infections.
Brucellosis (4) The brucellosis is a systemic infection.
Campylobacter (4) The campylobacter bacteria.
Candida (17) The candida yeast.
Candidal Infection The candidal infections.
Candidemia The candidemia infection.
Candidiasis (6) The candidiasis is a yeast infection.
Capitis (7) The capitis is a fungal-infection.
Capnocytophaga The capnocytophaga infection.
Carbuncle The carbuncles.
Cellulitis (6) The cellulitis is a common bacterial skin infection.
Chickenpox (8) The chickenpox infection is caused by the varicella zoster virus.
Chlamydia (8) The chlamydia bacteria infection is a sexually transmitted disease.
Chlamydiae The chlamydiae pathogen infection.
Chlamydial Infection The chlamydial infection.
Cholera (4) The Cholera bacteria is spread through contaminated drinking water.
Chronic Infection The chronic infections.
Clostridium Difficile The Clostridium difficile bacterium may cause diarrhea.
Clostridium Difficile Infection The clostridium difficile infections.
Coccidioidomycosis The coccidioidomycosis disease.
Coccidiomycosis The coccidiomycosis infection.
Colitis (6) The colitis.
Conjunctivitis (6) The conjunctivitis inflammation.
Corneal Infection The corneal infections.
Coronavirus The common coronavirus infection.
Cranberry Juice The cranberry juice.
Cryptococcosis The cryptococcosis is a systemic infection.
Cutaneous Infection The cutaneous infections.
Cysticercosis The cysticercosis is a parasitic infection caused by pork tapeworms.
Cystitis The cystitis infection.
Cytocidal Infection The cytocidal infections.
Cytomegalovirus (2) The cytomegalovirus (CMV) is a virus infection.
Dacryocystitis The dacryocystitis infection.
Diphtheria (3) Diphtheria is a contagious bacteria infection.
Disinfect (20) They will disinfect it with chlorine.
Disinfection (3) The disinfection process kills germs.
Donovanosis The donovanosis infection.
Dysentery (5) The dysentery infection is an intestinal disorder.
Ear Infection The ear infections.
Echinococcosis The echinococcosis infection.
Ehrlichiosis The ehrlichiosis bacteria.
Ehrlichosis The ehrlichosis infection.
Encephalitis (6) The encephalitis inflammation can be fatal.
Encephalomyelitis The encephalomyelitis inflammation.
Encephalomyocarditis The encephalomyocarditis virus.
Endocarditis (3) The endocarditis heart blockage can be fatal.
Endodontic Infection The endodontic infections.
Endophthalmitis The endophthalmitis inflammation is an intraocular infection.
Erysipeloid The erysipeloid infection.
Eye Infection (2) He had an eye-infection.
Fatal Infection A fatal infection.
Febrile Neutropenia The febrile neutropenia infection may be fatal.
Fight Infection We need to fight infection.
Filariasis The filariasis infection.
Fungal Infection (20) The fungal infections.
Fungus Infection The fungus infections.
Gangrene (2) The gangrene infection.
Gastrointestinal Infection The gastrointestinal infections.
Giardia (2) The giardia is a protozoa.
Giardiasis The giardiasis intestinal infection.
Gonococcal (3) The gonococcal infection.
Helicobacter Pylori Infection The helicobacter pylori infection.
Hepatitis (10) The hepatitis infection is a highly contagious liver disease.
Histoplasmosis The histoplasmosis Infection is rare.
HIV Infection The HIV infections.
Hordeolum The red hordeolum abscess.
Hospital Infection The hospital infections.
Impetigo (2) The impetigo is a rare bacterial skin infection.
Infect (210) He was infected.
Infected Skin The infected skin.
Infected Wound The infected wounds.
Infectious (34) It is infectious.
Injection Infection Injection infection.
Intestinal Infection (4) The intestinal infections.
Intranasal Infection The intranasal infections.
Jock Itch The jock itch.
Kidney Infection She has a kidney infection. Infections of the kidney can be fatal.
Legionellosis The legionellosis disease.
Leishmaniasis (4) The leishmaniasis infection.
Light Sensitivity He had light sensitivity and wore sunglasses.
Listeria Monocytogenes The listeria monocytogenes infection.
Listeriosis The listeriosis infection is cause by listeria bacteria.
Lockjaw The lockjaw infection.
Lung Congestion The lung congestion. make it hard to breathe
Lung Infection The lung infections make it hard to breathe.
Lyme Disease Lyme disease needs to be treated early with penicillin.

Lymphadenitis The lymphadenitis.
Lymphangitis The lymphangitis.
Malaria (7) The malaria infection can be fatal.
Mastitis The mastitis is a bacterial-Infection.
Melioidosis The melioidosis is an infection.
Meningitis (26) He has bacterial meningitis infection and is contagious.
Meningococcal Infection Meningococcal infections can be fatal.
Metastatic Infection The metastatic infections.
Metritis The metritis inflammation.
Molluscum Contagiosum The common molluscum contagiosum skin infection.
Mucormycosis The rare mucormycosis infection.
Mucosal Infection The mucosal infections.
Mycosis (11) The mycosis.
Myelitis (4) The myelitis infection of the spinal-cord.
Nasopharyngitis (3) The nasopharyngitis.
Necrotizing Fasciitis She had a necrotizing fasciitis infection.
Nocardia Asteroides The nocardia asteroides.
Nosocomial Infections Nosocomial infections.
Oncogenic Infection The persistent oncogenic infections.
Ornithosis The ornithosis infection.
Osteomyelitis (5) The osteomyelitis is a bone infection.
Paracoccidioidomycosis The paracoccidioidomycosis infection.
Parapoxvirus Infection Parapoxvirus infection.
Parasitic Infection (4) The parasitic-infections may cause diarrhea.
Pasteurella The pasteurella infection.
Penicilliosis The penicilliosis is a fungal infections.
Pericoronitis Pericoronitis.
Periodontal Disease He had a common periodontal disease.
Peripartum Infection The common peripartum infection.
Peritonitis (5) The peritonitis infection may cause nausea and require emergency surgery.
Permissive Infection The permissive infections.
Persistent Infection The persistent infections.
Phlegm (3) He was coughed up phlegm.
Plague (12) The plagues are a zoonotic disease.
Pneumococcal Infection The pneumococcal infections.
Pneumocystis Carinii Pneumocystis carinii infection.
Pneumonia (22) The acute pneumonia lung infection can be fatal.
Prevent Infection You should try to prevent infections.
Proteeae The proteeae infection.
Protozoan Infection The parasitic protozoan infections.
Pseudomonas (6) The pseudomonas.
Purulent (11) The infection was purulent and full of pus.
Pyelonephritis The pyelonephritis infection.
Pyoderma (2) The pyoderma bacteria.
Respiratory Infection (6) The acute respiratory infections.
Respiratory Syncytial Virus Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection.
Respiratory Tract Infection The respiratory tract infection.
Rhinovirus Infection The rhinovirus infections.
Ringworm (4) The ringworm fungus.
Roundworm Infection The roundworm infections.
Rubella The rubella virus.
Salmonella (10) What is salmonella?
Salmonellosis (2) The salmonellosis infection.
Schistosomiasis The schistosomiasis infection.
Sepsis (9) The common sepsis infection can be fatal.
Septic Infection The septic infection.
Septic Shock (2) The distributive septic shock.
Septicemia (2) The septicemia infection can be fatal.
Shigella Infection Shigella infection.
Shigellosis The shigellosis infection will cause diarrhea.
Shingles (11) The shingles infection.
Sinus Infection The sinus infections.
Sinusitis (5) She had chronic sinusitis.
Skin Infection (8) The skin infections.
Smallpox (5) The smallpox disease can be fatal.
Spirillum Minus The spirillum minus infection.
Spirochetal Infection The spirochetal infections.
Sporotrichosis The sporotrichosis infection.
Staph Infection The staph infections.
Staphylococcal (2) The staphylococcal.
Staphylococcus (9) The common staphylococcus bacteria produce toxins.
Streptobacillus Moniliformis The streptobacillus moniliformis infection.
Strongyloidiasis The strongyloidiasis infection.
Surgical Complication The risks of surgical complications.
Surgical Wound Infection The surgical wound infections.
Swine Flu The swine flu pandemic was caused by the H1N1 virus.
Sycosis Barbae The sycosis barbae infection.
Systemic Infection (2) The systemic infections.
Tapeworm Infection The tapeworm infections.
Tetanus (5) The tetanus infection.
Throat Infection The throat infections can cause bad breath.
Thrush The thrush.
Tinea Corporis The tinea corporis is a fungal infections of the skin.
Tinea Infection The tinea infections.
Tinea Pedis The tinea pedis.
Tinea Unguium The tinea unguium is a fungal infection of the nails.
Tonsillitis He had tonsillitis.
Toxoplasmosis The toxoplasmosis infection can cause encephalitis.
Trachoma (4) The trachoma infection may cause blindness.
Trematode Infection The trematode infections.
Treponemal Infection The treponemal infections.
Treponematosis The treponematosis infection.
Trichinellosis The trichinellosis infection.
Trichinosis The trichinosis infection was caused by a parasitic worms.
Trichomoniasis The trichomoniasis disease is a sexually transmitted infection.
Trichonosis The trichonosis infection.
Trypanosomiasis The trypanosomiasis infection.
Tuberculosis Infection The tuberculosis infections.
Tularaemia The tularaemia infection.
Tularemia (4) The tularemia infection.
Typhoid Fever (2) He had typhoid-fever.
Udder Infection The udder infections.
Urinary Infection The urinary infections.
Urinary Tract Infection (3) The urinary-tract infections (UTI).
Urosepsis The urosepsis infection.
Varicella Infection The varicella infections.
Viral Infection (3) The viral infections can make you sick.
Virus Infection The virus infections.
Visceral Larva Migrans The visceral larva migrans.
Waterborne Infection The waterborne infections.
Wound Infection The wound infections.
Yeast Infection The yeast infections.
Yellow Fever The yellow-fever (YF) is caused by a virus.
Yersiniosis The yersiniosis infection.