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(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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Are we hitting immunity targets? The 2006 age-specific seroprevalence of measles, mumps, rubella, diphtheria and tetanus in Belgium.

Theeten H, Hutse V, Hens N, Yavuz Y, Hoppenbrouwers K, Beutels P, Vranckx R, Van Damme P.SourceCentre for the Evaluation of Vaccination, Vaccine and Infectious Disease Institute, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium. heidi.theeten@ua.ac.be
Epidemiology and infection.Epidemiol Infect.2011 Apr;139(4):494-504. Epub 2010 Jun 29.
Susceptibility to vaccine-preventable diseases in Belgium in 2006 was estimated from a serum survey. Immunoglobulins against measles, mumps, rubella (MMR) and diphtheria at all available ages (1-65 years), and against tetanus in >40-year-olds, were measured by ELISA. Age-standardized overall sero
PMID 20587123

Rubella metapopulation dynamics and importance of spatial coupling to the risk of congenital rubella syndrome in Peru.

Metcalf CJ, Munayco CV, Chowell G, Grenfell BT, Bjornstad ON.SourceDepartment of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Eno Hall, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ 0854, USA. cmetcalf@princeton.edu
Journal of the Royal Society, Interface / the Royal Society.J R Soc Interface.2011 Mar 6;8(56):369-76. Epub 2010 Jul 21.
Rubella is generally a mild childhood disease, but infection during early pregnancy may cause spontaneous abortion or congenital rubella syndrome (CRS), which may entail a variety of birth defects. Consequently, understanding the age-structured dynamics of this infection has considerable public heal
PMID 20659931