viral infection
Pathogen-caused communicable illness
A viral infection is illness caused by a virus entering and replicating within the body's cells.
Common examples include colds, flu, and COVID-19.
Unlike bacterial infections, viral infections don't respond to antibiotics: The doctor confirmed it was a viral infection, so antibiotics wouldn't help.
Severity ranges from mild to life-threatening.
- influenzaAcute viral respiratory infection
- virusMicroscopic infectious agent
- feverElevated body temperature
- runny noseNasal discharge symptom
- body achesDiffuse muscular soreness
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- fish diseasesfin rot, ick, dropsy, velvet, white spot
- infectionsbacteremia, septicemia, viremia, polio, hepatitis
- crop problemsblight, drought damage, crop disease, root rot, wilting
- disease causesetiology, causation, pathogens, genetics, root causes
- plant problemsroot rot, iron deficiency, calcium deficiency, wilting, yellow leaves
- skin conditionseczema, psoriasis, hives, dermatitis, rash
viral infectionbacterial infection
Illness from harmful microorganisms
fungal infection · parasitic infection · prion disease · yeast infection · mycosis
viral infectionwellness
Overall state of health
health · good health · clean bill of health · immunity · robust health
viral infectionvaccination
Administered immunity booster
immunization · inoculation · symbiotic relationship · mutualism
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