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Infections are invasions of some other organism (fungus, bacteria, parasite) or viruses into places where they do not belong. For instance, we have normal gut bacteria that live within us without causing problems; however, when those penetrate the bowel wall and enter the bloodstream, that is an infection.

Dr. Tony Ho reviewed this

16 year experience in Internal Medicine

How long it usually lasts:

Chronic (lasts years to lifelong)

How common it is:

Common

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Upper respiratory infection

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Urinary tract infections

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Respiratory tract infections

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