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Opportunistic infections are infections caused by organisms that usually do not cause disease in a person with a healthy immune system, but can affect people with a poorly functioning or suppressed immune system. They need an "opportunity" to infect a person. The immune system protects the body from infection by pathogenic organisms. ...
The immune system protects the body from infection by pathogenic organisms. ...
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Immunodeficiency or immunosuppression caused by: In medicine, immune deficiency (or immunodeficiency) is a state where the immune system is incapable of defending the organism from infectious disease. ...
Immunosuppression is the medical suppression of the immune system. ...
Malnutrition is a general term for the medical condition caused by an improper or insufficient diet. ...
An infection is the detrimental colonization of a host organism by a foreign species. ...
An organ transplant is the transplantation of a whole or partial organ from one body to another (or from a donor site on the patients own body), for the purpose of replacing the recipients damaged or failing organ with a working one from the donor site. ...
Chemotherapy is the use of chemical substances to treat disease. ...
Cancer is a class of diseases or disorders characterized by uncontrolled division of cells and the ability of these cells to invade other tissues, either by direct growth into adjacent tissue through invasion or by implantation into distant sites by metastasis. ...
Acquired immune deficiency syndrome or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS or Aids) is a collection of symptoms and infections resulting from the specific damage to the immune system caused by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). ...
Human immunodeficiency virus or HIV is a retrovirus that causes Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), a condition in which the immune system begins to fail, leading to life-threatening opportunistic infections. ...
Genetics (from the Greek genno γεννώ= give birth) is the science of genes, heredity, and the variation of organisms. ...
In zootomy and dermatology, skin is an organ of the integumentary system made up of multiple layers of epithelial tissues that guard underlying muscles and organs. ...
Staphylococcus aureus - Antibiotics test plate. ...
Types of infections These infections include: Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia or Pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP) is a form of pneumonia caused by the yeast-like fungal microorganism Pneumocystis jiroveci (sometimes spelled jirovecii and formerly classified as Pneumocystis carinii). ...
Binomial name Candida albicans (C.P. Robin) Berkhout Candida albicans, a diploid sexual fungus (a form of yeast) is the causal agent of opportunistic infections in humans, the most common being oral and vaginal infections. ...
Binomial name Pneumocystis jiroveci Pneumocystis jiroveci, also known by its former name Pneumocystis carinii, is a fungus (earlier classified as a protozoa) that causes pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (PCP). ...
Binomial name Staphylococcus aureus Rosenbach 1884 Staphylococcus aureus (commonly called staph infection) is a spherical bacterium, frequently living on the skin or in the nose of a healthy person, that can cause illnesses ranging from minor skin infections (such as pimples, boils, and cellulitis) and abscesses, to life-threatening diseases...
Binomial name Streptococcus pyogenes Rosenbach 1884 Streptococcus pyogenes is a Gram-positive bacterium that grows in pairs (diplococci) or short chains depending on the culture method. ...
Binomial name Pseudomonas aeruginosa (Schroeter 1872) Migula 1900 Pseudomonas aeruginosa is Gram-negative, aerobic, rod-shaped bacteria with unipolar motility. ...
Treatment Treatment depends on the type of opportunistic infection, but usually involves different antibiotics. Staphylococcus aureus - Antibiotics test plate. ...
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