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Parasitic infection
* Most parasitic infection affects people
  - infections come from our food and water sources
* Some parasitic infection affects survival
  - causes burdens
  - is caused by rodents
* affect millions of people in the United States every year.
* are a large problem in tropical and subtropical regions.
* are common in ferrets, especially young ferrets
  - fresh water fish and heavy infestations can be lethal
* cause damage by physical trauma.
* encountered in the United States include toxoplasmosis and strongyloidiasis.
* impairs spatial learning in mice.
  - rather common

Pelvic infection
* can also produce scarring inside the tube that prevents passageway of an ovum.
* can cause adhesions, which can result in pain and infertility
  - infertility or ectopic pregnancy
  - pelvic adhesions, which can result in pelvic pain and infertility
  - problems with the fallopian tubes that contribute to infertility
* is common.

Persistent infection
* are more likely to be caused by Actinomyces pyogenes.
* is usually because of failure to treat the partner.
* lasts for life.
* result when the immune system is unable to completely eradicate an infection.
* shows symptoms.

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Pinworm infection
* Most pinworm infection affects people.
* Most pinworm infection causes discharge
  - vaginal discharge
* Some pinworm infection occurs in people
  - spreads to vaginas
* are common in families with small children
  - detected by finding the eggs or worms on the perianal skin
  - diagnosed if doctors find adult female worms or eggs around the anus
  - most common in school-aged children
* begin and end with eggs.
* can easily spread to others.
* is most common in cosmopolitan areas in cool and temperate regions.
* occurs worldwide and affects persons of all ages and socioeconomic levels.

Pneumococcal infection
* are a leading cause of disease in children.
* are a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in children
  - and mortality in the United States
  - otitis media, pneumonia and meningitis in children
* is also an important cause of ear infections in children
  - one of our more under-used vaccines

Postoperative infection
* are a serious and costly complication of orthopedic surgery.
* threat to the successful operation of a cochlear implant.

Prenatal infection
* Some prenatal infection is caused by eclipse
  - solar eclipse
* are common in dogs.
* can also occur.

Productive infection
* are cytolytic, form intranuclear inclusion bodies.
* is associated with cellular necrosis and a subsequent inflammatory response.

Prostate infection
* affect men of all ages.
* are notoriously hard to cure.
* can be deadly.
* is called prostatitis and can be more subtle.

Protozoan infection
* Some protozoan infection causes acute syndromes
  - disease syndromes
* occur when a cat comes into contact with a protozoan parasite.

Pulmonary infection
* are much more difficult to contract than cutaneous.
* can also occur
  - resemble symptoms seen in tuberculosis
* resemble invasive aspergillosis.

Recurrent infection
* Some recurrent infections signal anatomical problems that can be corrected surgically.
* becomes health problems
* cause the tissue in the ear canal to become thick and rough.
* common problem with the disease, and it can be serious.
* is usually external and localized to a small area
  - very common among chronic alcoholics
* require evaluation of urologic abnormalities.