infection

Definition:
1. The act or process of causing or getting a disease.
2. An illness that is caused by bacteria or a virus and that affects one part of the body.

Use 'infection' in a sentence:

• 1. She was on antibiotics for an eye infection that wouldn't go away.
• 2. Unfortunately these drugs are quite toxic and hinder the body's ability to fight off infection.
• 3. A suppressed immune system puts a transplant recipient at risk of other infections.
• 4. There's a time lag between infection with HIV and developing AIDS.
• 5. Infection with head lice is no reflection on personal hygiene.
• 6. Until now scientists had very little clear evidence about the drug's role in preventing more serious effects of infection.
• 7. Cholera is a bacterial infection.
• 8. The creams have been used to reduce vaginal infections.
• 9. All blood products are now heat treated to kill off any infection.
• 10. All donated blood is tested for HIV and other infections.
• 11. Taking long-term courses of certain medicines may increase vulnerability to infection.
• 12. He was fighting a throat infection.
• 13. Antibiotics should be used to clear up the infection.
• 14. Other passengers were largely safe from infection.
• 15. Good hygiene helps to minimize the risk of infection.
• 16. One theory is that the infection has been present in humans for a very long time.
• 17. There was no danger of transmitting the infection through operations.
• 18. They've picked up a really nasty infection from something they've eaten.
• 19. Looking to the future, though, we asked him what the prospects are for a vaccine to prevent infection in the first place.
• 20. The likelihood of infection is minimal.
• 21. This worsens the infection and makes it harder to treat.
• 22. There is no vaccine against HIV infection.
• 23. He died of an abdominal infection caused by a rupture of his stomach.
• 24. There are many creams available from the chemist which should clear the infection.
• 25. He ran a lot of tests and it turned out I had an infection called mycoplasma.
• 26. 'I have a chest infection,' she wheezed.
• 27. ‘ I have a chest infection, ’ she wheezed.
• 28. Exactly which bacteria cause the infection is still unknown.
• 29. A cold is an infection of the upper respiratory tract.
• 30. The infection did not respond to the drugs.
• 31. The virus can incubate for up to ten days after the initial infection.
• 32. The doctor probed the wound for signs of infection.
• 33. There is lowered pain tolerance, lowered resistance to infection.
• 34. One dose of penicillin can wipe out the infection.
• 35. Dressings are changed four hourly to help prevent infection.
• 36. Athlete's foot is a fungal infection.
• 37. The infection or venom from the bite could kill my sheep.
• 38. These symptoms may be referable to virus infection rather than parasites.
• 39. One of the long-lasting effects of the infection is damage to a valve in the heart.
• 40. AIDS lowers the body's resistance to infection.
• 41. The risk of infection is appreciably higher among children.
• 42. Infections are more likely in those suffering from malnutrition.
• 43. This acute infection of the brain is almost invariably fatal.
• 44. A healthy diet should help your body resist infection.