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11spread — [c]/sprɛd / (say spred) verb (spread, spreading) –verb (t) 1. Also, spread out. to draw or stretch out to the full width, as a cloth, a rolled or folded map, folded wings, etc. 2. Also, spread out. to extend over a greater or a relatively great… …
12infection — in|fec|tion [ ın fekʃən ] noun ** uncount the process of becoming infected with a disease: Breast milk can help protect babies against infection. There are many things you can do to reduce your risk of infection. a. count a disease or other… …
13Infection, Leishmania — A parasitic disease, also called leishmaniasis, spread by the bite of sand flies infected with a protozoa (Leishmania). There are several forms of leishmaniasis, the most common being cutaneous and visceral leishmaniasis. The cutaneous form of… …
14infection — Invasion and multiplication of germs in the body. Infections can occur in any part of the body and can spread throughout the body. The germs may be bacteria, viruses, yeast, or fungi. They can cause a fever and other problems, depending on where… …
15infection — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. epidemic, contagion, plague, contamination; illness; taint, toxicity, gangrene, poisoning. See disease, transfer. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [The spread of a disease] Syn. contagiousness, contagion,… …
16Vincent infection — This is trench mouth, a progressive painful infection with ulceration, swelling and sloughing off of dead tissue from the mouth and throat due to the spread of infection from the gums. Certain germs (including fusiform bacteria and spirochetes)… …
17Parvovirus infection — Infection with one of a family of small single stranded DNA viruses. (Parvovirus means small virus, from the Latin parvus, small.) One type, parvovirus B19, infects only humans. There are also animal parvoviruses, but they do not infect humans. A …
18Racoon roundworm infection — Infection by the raccoon roundworm is also called Baylisascaris. The species commonly found in raccoonsis Baylisascaris procyonis. When infective eggs of this roundworm are ingested by humans, Baylisascaris larvae hatch in the intestine and… …
19transplacental infection — infection acquired by the fetus in utero by the hematogenous spread of a maternal infection across the placenta via the chorionic villi; called also hematogenous i …
20droplet infection — infection spread by airborne droplets of secretions from the nose, throat, or lungs. [1905 10] * * * …
