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What is the definition or description of: severe infection?
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Life threatening: A severe infection is a vague term; it means that instead of a straightfoward, mild infection that has a very low mortality rate, it is more dangerous either due to degree of spread or the critical nature of the organ(s) being infected. Also, it could mean that the infective agent is harder to kill due to resistance.
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