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DavidB4-bot: /* References */clean up & uniformity

2016-07-13T14:20:03Z

References: clean up & uniformity

CSGuy at 00:15, October 31, 2008

2008-10-31T00:15:24Z

GaryK: Is this OK?

2008-05-09T17:31:15Z

Is this OK?

Ed Poor: did you add this to argue that antibiotics are hopeless against evolving bacteria?

2008-05-09T16:33:55Z

did you add this to argue that antibiotics are hopeless against evolving bacteria?

GaryK at 16:32, May 9, 2008

2008-05-09T16:32:06Z

Blinkadyblink: vulnerable when cut

2008-03-05T04:18:25Z

vulnerable when cut

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2007-07-18T21:18:29Z

Porthos: New page: An infection occurs when a parasitic organism colonizes a host organism and gains nourishment from the host.http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=129...

2007-07-17T20:51:42Z

New page: An infection occurs when a parasitic organism colonizes a host organism and gains nourishment from the host.<ref>http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=129...

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An infection occurs when a [[parasite|parasitic]] [[organism]] colonizes a host organism and gains nourishment from the host.<ref>http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=12923</ref>

The term is most often used in reference to a [[bacteria|bacterial]] infection, where a harmful opportunistic bacteria begins to grow in or on some part of an organism's body.

The term is also used in reference to viral infections, even though [[virus|viruses]] are not "organisms" in the strictest sense of the word.

There are examples of bacteria growing in [[mutualism|mutualistic]] rather than parasitic fashion. The digestive systems of most organisms, including humans, depend on the presence of beneficial bacteria in order to properly digest food, especially plant matter.

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 An '''infection''' occurs when a [[parasite|parasitic]] [[organism]] colonizes a host organism and gains nourishment from the host.<ref>http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=12923</ref>
-The term is most often used in reference to a [[bacteria|bacterial]] infection, where a harmful opportunistic bacteria begins to grow in or on some part of an organism's body.
+The term is most often used in reference to a [[bacteria]]l infection, where a harmful opportunistic bacteria begins to grow in or on some part of an organism's body.
-The term is also used in reference to viral infections, even though [[virus|viruses]] are not "organisms" in the strictest sense of the word.
+The term is also used in reference to viral infections, even though [[virus]]es are not "organisms" in the strictest sense of the word.
 Because the parasite needs an opening in order to enter the hosts body, the host is especially vulnerable if it has recently scraped or cut its skin, although this is not at all necessary for an infection to occur.
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 There are examples of bacteria growing in [[mutualism|mutualistic]] rather than parasitic fashion.  The digestive systems of most organisms, including humans, depend on the presence of beneficial bacteria in order to properly digest food, especially plant matter.
-Infections are usually fought by the use of [[Antibiotics]], which kill the bacteria causing the infection.   [[Penicillin]] is one well known example.
+Infections are usually fought by the use of [[antibiotics]], which kill the bacteria causing the infection.   [[Penicillin]] is one well known example.
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		+	Infections are usually fought by the use of [[Antibiotics]], which kill the bacteria causing the infection. [[Penicillin]] is one well known example.

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	The term is also used in reference to viral infections, even though [[virus\|viruses]] are not "organisms" in the strictest sense of the word.		The term is also used in reference to viral infections, even though [[virus\|viruses]] are not "organisms" in the strictest sense of the word.
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		+	Because the parasite needs an opening in order to enter the hosts body, the host is especially vulnerable if it has recently scraped or cut its skin, although this is not at all necessary for an infection to occur.

	There are examples of bacteria growing in [[mutualism\|mutualistic]] rather than parasitic fashion. The digestive systems of most organisms, including humans, depend on the presence of beneficial bacteria in order to properly digest food, especially plant matter.		There are examples of bacteria growing in [[mutualism\|mutualistic]] rather than parasitic fashion. The digestive systems of most organisms, including humans, depend on the presence of beneficial bacteria in order to properly digest food, especially plant matter.