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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Synonyms for Infection
Virus infection and infection are semantically related. In some cases you can replace phrase "Virus infection" with "Infection", this terms are similar.
Virus infection
Virus infection noun - Infection by a virus that is pathogenic to humans.
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Synonyms for Virus infection
Infection and virus infection are semantically related. You can use "Infection" instead a noun phrase "Virus infection".
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