Types of InfectionApalin, Ruth Rendell D.

BSN 2A1-3

Local Infection An infection

involving bacteria that invade the body at a specific point and remain there, multiplying, until eliminated

Focal Infection Process in which

microorganisms located at a certain site or focus in the body are disseminated throughout the body to set up secondary sites or foci, of infection in other tissues

Mixed Infection Infection by more

than one variety of pathogenic microorganisms

Primary Infection The original

outbreak of an illness against which the body has had no opportunity to build antibodies; the originating infection

Secondary Infection Occurs when a

different infection, known as the primary infection , makes a person more susceptible to disease

Chronic Infection Long duration, of the

order of weeks or months

Acute Infection Short duration, of

the order of several days

Nosocomial Infection Infection acquired in

a health care facility

Zoonotic Infection Infections spread

between animals and human