### condition | infection:

Ear infection
* Many ear infections are caused as a residual effect of the common cold.
* Most ear infections begin during or shortly after an infant has a cold
  - resolve on their own or with the prescribed antibiotic
  - start with a cold
* Some ear infection causes facial paralysis
  - leads to conditions
* Some ear infections are medically significant and require treatment
  - more severe than others
  - can lead to serious hearing disorders
* are a common cause of illness during the first two years of life
  - children's illness
* are a common complication in children
  - of a cold
  - painful rite of passage for too many infants
  - result of either bacteria or viruses that invade the middle ear
  - also common in dogs with allergies
* are also more common than in other kids
  - pervasive today
  - among the most common childhood illnesses
* are another common childhood ailment
  - complication of the common cold
* are common in turtles
  - with bronchiolitis
  - fairly common in children
  - less common in children that breastfeed
  - of two major types
  - one of the commonest infections in childhood
* are one of the most common childhood ailments
  - overwhelmingly common, and, even if treated, can cause hearing loss for weeks
  - painful and can lead to hearing loss
  - rare in guinea pigs
* are relatively common, and are easy to treat if noticed early
  - still the leading reason parents take their child to a doctor
* are the bane of both children and their parents
  - many small children and their families
  - leading cause of hearing loss in children
* are the most common cause for the production of a dark discharge in the ear canals
  - of children's hearing loss
  - diagnosis in pediatrics
  - reason doctors prescribe antibiotics
  - frequent reason parents take their children to the doctor
  - usually a complication of a cold or virus
* are very common in infancy and childhood and are often associated with colds
  - pre-school children, especially in the winter months
  - common, especially in younger children
  - uncommon in adults
* can also cause nerve damage.
* can be serious and the advice of a physician is always necessary
  - very difficult to treat
* can cause a host of problems including pain and, if severe, hearing damage
  - fluid to build up in the child' s middle ear
  - gastrointestinal upset
  - short-term hearing loss
  - stomach upset and vomiting
* can run in families, and boys are more affected than girls
  - smell pungent to decaying, depending on the severity
* come in several types.
* hurt and canine ear infections are no exception.
* is infection
  - the most common childhood problem seen during pediatric office visits
* make the eardrum red and make it bulge.
* occur frequently in infancy and early childhood in all children
  - most often in children between three months and three years of age
  - when the fluid within the middle ear becomes infected
* requires immediate treatments
* result in fluid build-up behind the eardrum, which prevents the ear drum from moving.
* starts with ear pain, dullness and heaviness in the ear.
* tend to strike after a common cold or sinus infection, so keep that in mind too.
* troublesome invasion of fungus and bacteria in the ear.

Early infection
* can lead to root and stalk rots and death
  - result in dropping of the blossoms and young fruit
* causes new shoots to die.

Epizootic infection
* occur upon first introduction of the virus to a colony.
* occurs when a population is first infected by the virus
  - the agent is introduced to a fully susceptible population