infection

[ɪnˈfekʃn]

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.