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When a pathogen enters the body and reproduces, it can cause an infection, damage body cells, and cause illness symptoms that eventually lead to disease. Therefore, its prevention requires breaking the chain of infection.
The chain begins with pathogens: bacteria, viruses, fungi, prions, or parasites such as protozoa helminths. These can be present on the skin as transient or resident flora, or they can be acquired from the environment. Identifying and treating the type of infection and...

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¹James W. Le Duc, MSPH, PhD, is Former Director, Galveston National Laboratory, in the Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX.

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