WordNet

(medicine) the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms and their multiplication which can lead to tissue damage and disease
(phonetics) the alteration of a speech sound under the influence of a neighboring sound
the pathological state resulting from the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms
(international law) illegality that taints or contaminates a ship or cargo rendering it liable to seizure
moral corruption or contamination; "ambitious men are led astray by an infection that is almost unavoidable"
an incident in which an infectious disease is transmitted (同)contagion, transmission

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Lahariya C1, Menabde N2.
The Lancet. Infectious diseases.Lancet Infect Dis.2015 Mar;15(3):250-1. doi: 10.1016/S1473-3099(14)71090-4. Epub 2015 Jan 12.
PMID 25589327

Efficacy and safety of albendazole plus ivermectin, albendazole plus mebendazole, albendazole plus oxantel pamoate, and mebendazole alone against Trichuris trichiura and concomitant soil-transmitted helminth infections: a four-arm, randomised controlled trial.

Speich B1, Ali SM2, Ame SM2, Bogoch II3, Alles R4, Huwyler J4, Albonico M5, Hattendorf J6, Utzinger J6, Keiser J7.
The Lancet. Infectious diseases.Lancet Infect Dis.2015 Mar;15(3):277-84. doi: 10.1016/S1473-3099(14)71050-3. Epub 2015 Jan 12.
BACKGROUND: Existing anthelmintic drugs (eg, albendazole and mebendazole) have low efficacy against the intestinal nematode species Trichuris trichiura and the drug pipeline is exhausted. We aimed to investigate the strategy of combination chemotherapy with existing drugs to establish whether their
PMID 25589326

Factors associated with the performance and cost-effectiveness of using lymphatic filariasis transmission assessment surveys for monitoring soil-transmitted helminths: a case study in Kenya.

Smith JL1, Sturrock HJ2, Assefa L2, Nikolay B2, Njenga SM2, Kihara J2, Mwandawiro CS2, Brooker SJ2.
The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene.Am J Trop Med Hyg.2015 Feb;92(2):342-53. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.14-0435. Epub 2014 Dec 8.
Transmission assessment surveys (TAS) for lymphatic filariasis have been proposed as a platform to assess the impact of mass drug administration (MDA) on soil-transmitted helminths (STHs). This study used computer simulation and field data from pre- and post-MDA settings across Kenya to evaluate the
PMID 25487730