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| What is an infectious disease infection? |
1. Primary infection, the first time the human body is infected with a certain pathogen. Some infectious diseases rarely re-infect, such as measles, chickenpox, and mumps.
2. Re-infection An infection in which the human body is again infected by the same pathogen on the basis of infection by a certain pathogen. Often referred to as schistosomiasis and hookworm disease.
3. Co-infection The human body is simultaneously infected with two or more pathogens. Less common.
