dual infection
Two pathogens simultaneously
Dual infection is the presence of two different pathogens or two strains of the same pathogen in a single host simultaneously.
The term appears most often in medical and veterinary contexts: dual infection with HIV and hepatitis C, dual infection with two influenza strains.
Dual infections can complicate diagnosis and treatment, as the pathogens may interact or require different therapies.
- mixedBlended from varied elements
- pathogenDisease-causing microorganism
- viralSpreading quickly online
- bacterialOf or from germs
- viral loadPathogen count in body
HIV · hepatitis · opportunistic · immunocompromised · immune system · synergy · strain · comorbid · secondary · concurrent · parasite · host · transmission · patient zero · susceptible · resistant · latent · acute
dual infectionsterility
Absence of microbes or fertility
healthy · disease-free · aseptic · pathogen-free · clean bill of health
dual infectionuninfected
Free from disease agents
sterile · pathogen-free · healthy · clean
dual, duality, dualism, dualist, dualistic, dually, duet, duplex, duplicate