Once on or inside the body pathogens try to survive and reproduce. Most do not succeed. Those that survive do so by preying on healthy cells and tissue.
Some pathogens can live only in certain types of tissue while others can spread throughout the body.
The three-part process of invasion, growth, and the body's reaction, constitutes infection. ASK JUDY a question by email . Judy Rotz is a symptomologist and the founder of Innercleanse 2000. Visit us often to see Judy's alternative health articles and health tips. Once a pathogen invades the body our natural immune system counterattacks.