Understanding Microbial Infections and Prevention Methods

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What is a bacterial infection?

Bacterial infections are any illness or condition caused by bacterial growth or poisons (toxins). You can get sick from getting harmful bacteria in your skin, gut (GI tract), lungs, heart, brain, blood or anywhere else in your body.

Can bacteria cause a bacterial infection?

No, many bacteria don't cause infection. Some bacteria are even helpful. Many of the bacteria that live on your skin or in your body are normal and don't hurt you. These are called your resident flora . However, other bacteria that get on or in your body can attack it. How do you get a bacterial infection?

What are microbes that cause disease called?

Microbes that cause disease are called pathogens. It is important to remember that: A pathogen is a micro-organism that has the potential to cause disease. An infection is the invasion and multiplication of pathogenic microbes in an individual or population. Disease is when the infection causes damage to the individual’s vital functions or systems.

What are the symptoms of a bacterial infection?

Localized symptoms of a bacterial infection may include: Pain: This is common with bacterial infections. You can experience skin pain with a bacterial infection on the skin. A lung infection can cause pain when breathing, and you can feel abdominal (stomach) pain with an intestinal (or bowel) infection.

How do doctors classify bacterial infections?

The bacteria may infect nearby structures (such as the sinuses, middle ear, lungs, brain, abdomen, pelvis, and skin) or enter the bloodstream and spread. Doctors classify bacterial infections based on the various ways they classify the bacteria.

What Is Microbial Infections

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