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- 1. affect (a person, organism, etc.) with a disease-causing organism: "pregnant women who may have been infected with the virus" Similar
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5 days ago · Syphilis is an infection caused by bacteria. Most often, it spreads through sexual contact. The disease starts as a sore that's often painless and typically appears on the genitals, rectum or mouth. Syphilis spreads from person to person through direct contact with these sores.
- Diagnosis & Treatment
Remember, your local health department may offer partner...
- Primary Syphilis
Primary syphilis causes painless sores (chancres) on the...
- Signs and Symptoms of Syphilis
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- Diagnosis & Treatment
1 day ago · COVID-19, highly contagious respiratory illness, the cause of the COVID-19 pandemic. COVID-19 is caused by the coronavirus known as SARS-CoV-2. There is no cure for COVID-19, but individuals can be protected against severe illness through vaccination. Learn about the symptoms, treatment, and prevention of COVID-19.
1 day ago · Knowing the natural history of acute infections in primary care, defined as the course of a disease over time in the absence of specific therapy or treatment, can inform clinicians’ and patients’ expectations ...
3 days ago · Viral suppression was defined as achieved if the patient had an HIV viral load of < 200 copies/mL at one year, defined as the closest visit 12 months after the first study visit, within a 3-month window. Continuous viral suppression was defined as an HIV viral load of < 200 copies/mL at all study visits after the initial visit.
1 day ago · Tuberculosis ( TB ), also known colloquially as the " white death ", or historically as consumption, [7] is an infectious disease usually caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) bacteria. [1] . Tuberculosis generally affects the lungs, but it can also affect other parts of the body. [1] .
5 days ago · Depending on a person's sexual activity, Chlamydia trachomatis can infect the eyes, throat or rectum. Eye infections, called conjunctivitis, cause the inside of the eyelid to be red and irritated. In the throat, an infection may have no symptoms, or a person may have a sore throat.
1 day ago · This is defined as signs and symptoms lasting 12 or more weeks are seen in 4.5% of cases affecting both ... It is important to identify infected residents as early as possible in order to ...
