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2. Bloodstream infection - Wikipedia

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   The detection of microbes in the blood (most commonly accomplished by blood cultures [2]) is always abnormal. A bloodstream infection is different from sepsis , which is characterized by severe inflammatory or immune responses of the host organism to pathogens.

3. Blood-borne disease - Wikipedia

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   Blood for blood transfusion is screened for many blood-borne diseases. Additionally, a technique that uses a combination of riboflavin and UV light to inhibit the replication of these pathogens by altering their nucleic acids can be used to treat blood components prior to their transfusion, and can reduce the risk of disease transmission.

4. List of infectious diseases - Wikipedia

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   Testing blood for antibodies against the bacterium or its DNA: Doxycycline, penicillin, ceftriaxone: Yes: Listeria monocytogenes: Listeriosis: Culture of blood or spinal fluid: Ampicillin, gentamicin: No Borrelia burgdorferi, Borrelia garinii, and Borrelia afzelii: Lyme disease (Lyme borreliosis) Based on symptoms, tick exposure, blood tests

5. Macrophage - Wikipedia

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   Macrophages supply both signals required for T helper cell activation: 1) Macrophages present antigen peptide-bound MHC class II molecule to be recognized by the corresponding T cell receptor (TCR), and 2) recognition of pathogens by PRRs induce macrophages to upregulate the co-stimulatory molecules CD80 and CD86 (also known as B7) that binds ...

6. Human pathogen - Wikipedia

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   A human pathogen is a pathogen (microbe or microorganism such as a virus, bacterium, prion, or fungus) that causes disease in humans. The human physiological defense against common pathogens (such as Pneumocystis ) is mainly the responsibility of the immune system with help by some of the body's normal microbiota .

7. List of clinically important bacteria - Wikipedia

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   List of human diseases associated with infectious pathogens This page was last ...