Dirt
Infection
Infection noun - (medicine) the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms and their multiplication which can lead to tissue damage and disease.
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Dirt and infection are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Dirt" instead a noun "Infection".
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- Where there is dirt, filth, hot climate, but no blowflies are present, the patient may still get a bacterial infection of the skin, which develops into a horrific tropical ulcer.
Source: Body Horror / Real Life
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