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Incubation of infection
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The time period between initial contact with the pathogen and the onset of symptoms.
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Local infection
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Infection confined to a specific site or organ.
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Systemic infection
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Infection spreading throughout the body via bloodstream or lymphatics.
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Disseminated infection
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Same as systemic: infection spreading throughout the body via bloodstream or lymphatics.
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Acute infection
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Severe symptoms manifest over a short period of time (days, weeks).
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Subacute infection
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Mild symptoms manifest over a period of months.
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Chronic infection
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Symptoms Manifest over a long period of time (month, years).
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Persistent infection
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An active infection which continues in spite of typically effective treatment.
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Recrudescent
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Symptoms relent for a brief period (days, weeks) then return. The infection is continuous.
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Relapse
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Symptoms relent for a long period (weeks, months) then return. The infection is continuous even though it appeared to go away.
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Latency
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When the infecting pathogen goes into a period of dormancy within the host, symptoms relent for very long periods (months, years, decades). The infection is continuous. This is the period before reactivation.
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Reactivation
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The infecting pathogen remains dormant somewhere within the host for a long period of time (months, years, decades) then becomes active again to cause symptoms.
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Reinfection
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A new infection that occurs after a previous infection with the same pathogen had fully resolved. Or: new infection of an organ after previous infection of same organ had fully resolved, regardless of pathogen .
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Recurrent
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Same as reinfection
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Mixed
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Infection with many types of pathogens, often said of a combination of anaerobes and aerobes.
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