Infection

 

What is infection?

Risk factors

  Weakened defense mechanisms

  Environmental factors

  Developmental factors

Pathogen characteristics

Stages of infection

Infection-causing microbes

  Bacteria

  Viruses

  Fungi

  Parasites

  Mycoplasmas

  Chlamydia

Pathophysiologic changes

  Inflammation

Signs and symptoms

  Fever

  Leukocytosis

  Chronic inflammation

Diagnosis

Treatments

  Infections