infection

• infection

  • invasion and growth of germs in the body
• 4 types of infection

  1. bacteria
  2. viruses
  3. yeast
  4. fungi
• this is a desease causing agent that distrupts the normal phyciology

  • pathogen
• this period is when the pathogen has gained entry into the host and starts replicating

  • incubation period
• this period is when there is an increase in the number if infection causing the immune system of the body to start to react agaisnt infections

  • prodromal period
• this stage is an interval with acute symptoms of infection dissappear

  • convalescence stage