viral infections
Pathogen-caused communicable diseases
Viral infections are illnesses caused by viruses entering and replicating within the body's cells.
Common examples include the flu, common cold, COVID-19, and HIV.
Unlike bacterial infections, viral infections don't respond to antibiotics: The doctor confirmed it was a viral infection, so antibiotics wouldn't help.
Treatment typically focuses on managing symptoms while the immune system fights off the virus.
- SARS-CoV-2Pandemic-causing coronavirus species
- common coldMild respiratory virus
- tropismStimulus-directed movement
- inflammationProtective tissue response
- HIVAIDS-causing retrovirus
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- crop problemsblight, drought damage, crop disease, root rot, wilting
- pet diseasesparasites, mites, ringworm, pneumonia, tumors
- fish diseasesfin rot, ick, dropsy, velvet, white spot
- plant diseasesblight, wilt, rot, canker, root rot
- poultry healthavian flu, bird flu, respiratory disease, mites, lice
- animal diseasesrabies, distemper, tuberculosis, mange, anthrax
viral infectionsbacterial infections
Illnesses caused by germs
fungal infections · bacterial diseases · parasitic infections · yeast infections · strep throat
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Condition of body, mind
wellness · sterility · good health · immunity · clean bill of health
viral infectionsautoimmune diseases
Disorders where immunity misfires
genetic disorders · metabolic disorders · degenerative diseases · congenital conditions · nutritional deficiencies
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