danger of infection

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• INFECTION — Les maladies infectieuses, dites également maladies transmissibles, diffèrent des autres affections en ce que leur naissance requiert absolument la pénétration dans l’organisme hôte d’un agent infectant vivant. La spécificité de celui ci apparaît …   Encyclopédie Universelle

• Danger space — Section of the neck at about the level of the sixth cervical vertebra. Showing the arrangement of the fascia coli. The danger space is a region of the neck.[1] …   Wikipedia

• danger — noun 1 (U) the possibility that someone or something will be harmed or killed: Danger! High Voltage. (+ of): Is there any danger of infection, doctor? (+ from): danger from radioactive sources | in danger (=in a situation in which you may be… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• Infection — In*fec tion, n. [Cf. F. infection, L. infectio a dyeing.] [1913 Webster] 1. The act or process of infecting. [1913 Webster] There was a strict order against coming to those pits, and that was only to prevent infection. De Foe. [1913 Webster] 2.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• infection — (in fè ksion ; en vers, de quatre syllabes) s. f. 1°   Action d infecter, de produire une odeur corrompue et malfaisante. •   Nul ne pouvait plus le porter à cause de l infection insupportable qui sortait de lui, SACI Bible, Machab. II, IX, 10.… …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

• Danger triangle of the face — The danger triangle of the face. The dangerous triangle of the face or maxillofacial death pyramid (MDP) consists of the area from the corners of the mouth to the bridge of the nose, including the nose and maxilla.[1] Due to the …   Wikipedia

• Infection, opportunistic — An infection that occurs because of a weakened immune system. Opportunistic infections are a particular danger for people with AIDS. The HIV virus itself does not cause death, but the opportunistic infections that occur because of its effect on… …   Medical dictionary

• danger space — a subdivision of the spatium retropharyngeum, lying in the midline between the alar fascia and the prevertebral fascia and extending from the base of the skull to the level of the diaphragm; so called because it provides a route by which… …   Medical dictionary

• Opportunistic infection — An infection that occurs because of a weakened immune system. Opportunistic infections are a particular danger for people with AIDS. The HIV virus itself does not cause death, but the opportunistic infections that occur because of its effect on… …   Medical dictionary

• Pregnancy danger from urinary tract infection (UTI) — A pregnant woman who develops a UTI should be treated promptly to avoid premature delivery of her baby and other risks such as high blood pressure. Some antibiotics are not safe to take during pregnancy. In selecting the best treatment, doctors… …   Medical dictionary

• drug use — Introduction       use of drugs for psychotropic rather than medical purposes. Among the most common psychotropic drugs are opiates ( opium, morphine, heroin), hallucinogens (LSD, mescaline, psilocybin), barbiturates, cocaine, amphetamines,… …   Universalium