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Infectious disease

A disorder directly resulting from the presence and activity of a microbial, viral, or parasitic agent in humans. It can be transmitted by direct or indirect contact.

Identifiers
MONDO:0005550
Also known as
communicable disease · infection · infectious · infectious diseases and manifestations · infectious disorder
Disease Subtypes
Bacterial infectious disease 406
Viral infectious disease 259
Parasitic infectious disease 171
Vector-borne disease 124
Infectious disorder of the nervous system 108
Skin disorder caused by infection 107
Fungal infectious disease 102
Sexually transmitted disease 81
Respiratory tract infectious disorder 70
Digestive system infectious disorder 60
Eye infectious disorder 50
Urinary tract infection 27
Hemorrhagic fever 23
Ear infection 14
Infectious embryofetopathy 14
Abscess 11
Infective arthritis 10
Infectious disease with sepsis 6
Epididymitis 4
Infective vaginitis 4
Infectious myositis 3
Infectious peritonitis 3
Infective endocarditis 3
Nail infection 3
Nosocomial infection 3
Acanthamoeba infectious disease 2
Hirudiniasis 2
Ciliophora infectious disease 1
Coinfection
Hookworm infectious disease
Mycetoma
Prosthesis-related infectious disease
Protothecosis
Puerperal infection
Pythiosis

Rare disease

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