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What are opportunistic infections from?
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Immune suppression: Opportunistic infections are infections with pathogens (bacteria, viruses, fungi, parasites) that wouldn't normally cause illness in someone with a healthy immune system, but that can cause disease in people whose immune systems are compromised.
Answered 9/2/2016
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Immune suppression: Ois are infections that don't affect people with normal immune systems but that can affect people with weakened immune systems.
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