Questions regarding the ability of organisms to cause illness or disease in the body upon entering and multiplying in it should use this tag. It may be a virus, bacterium, parasite or other organism which uses the body as a host to the host's detriment. Some infections are subclinical or result in carrier states. Symbiosis is not considered an infection.
Questions tagged [infection]
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Do gloves offer extra protection in general against a COVID-19 infection?
For people who neither are medical personnel, nor in any related field like geriatic care, what kind of protection would gloves provide? I mind people in their daily activities like shopping or using public transport. Would gloves provide them or…
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Kettlebell juggling and transfer of deseases
Kettlebell jugglers all have friction-made blisters on their palms. Gloves are forbidden by the rules. Well one juggler takes the handle of the kettlebell and throws it to the other.
This is how juggling looks like…
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High White blood cell count without fever
Is it possible / likely that a critically ill patient with a blood infection and high white blood cell count of 45,000 could be without fever?
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Have replacement anatomical parts with silver electroplating hit the market and do they eliminate infection concerns?
According to this study from 2005 of the viability of silver plated replacement anatomical devices there appeared to be great promise. Has this promise come true? Are they available now and are they the proverbial "silver bullet" for eliminating…
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Do piercings enhance the immune response against postsurgical infections?
This seems like it should be known, but it's hard to look up specifically with search terms. Searching in PubMed I can find Katsuse, 2019 hypothesizing a risk of nosocomial infection to patients from nurses' earrings. But has it been studied…
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