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What is The difference between systemic and local infection?

Systemic infection involves the spread of harmful microorganisms throughout the body via the bloodstream or lymphatic system, affecting multiple organs and systems. Local infection is confined to a specific area of the body, such as a wound or a specific organ, without spreading to other parts of the body.


What is the difference between systemic and topical?

Systemic refers to medications that are taken internally and affect the whole body, such as pills or injections. Topical refers to medications that are applied externally on a specific area of the body, such as creams or ointments.


What term is used to describe an infection that infects the entire body?

The term used to describe an infection that infects the entire body is "systemic infection." This type of infection spreads throughout the bloodstream and affects various organs and tissues in the body.


What the difference between local and systemic infections?

A local infection infects only the area where it made initial contact in or on the body, like the infection in a cut after the cut gets dirty and is not properly cleaned. A systemic infection spreads via the blood throughout the body.


Is an open wound a local infection?

Yes, an open wound (cut, scratch, ect.) is considered a local infection. However, if left untreated, the local infection can turn into a systemic infection, affecting organs and tissues all over. For example, septicemia is considered to be a systemic infection (bacteria and other pathogenic organisms in the blood stream) that can occur from a simple cat scratch or other open wound. To prevent such a horrendous infection, maintain proper sterile technique and wound maintenance so bacteria and other pathogenic organisms cannot infiltrate the wound.

Related Questions

Can an infection be both localized ans systemic at the same time?

a localised infection can become a systemic infection


Influenza is what one localized infection or bacterial infection or systemic infection?

Influenza, is a bacterial infection.


Systemic infection cures?

What are vasculitis symptoms


What is meant by systemic infection and localised infection?

A localised infections is an infections that is limited to a specific body part or region. A systemic infection is the opposit. That's when the patogen is distributed throughtout the whole body.


How serious is systemic infection with malnutrition?

very danger


What is a infection that travels throughtout the body called?

systemic; one that travels and infects the whole body.


What is the medical term for the body's response to infection?

Sepsis is a systemic or body-wide response to infection.


What is an infection that rarely occurs in healthy people called?

Systemic


Is an effective medication for the treatment of systemic fungal infection?

diflucan


Systemic?

DefinitionSystemic means "affecting the entire body," rather than a single organ or body part.For example, systemic disorders such as high blood pressure or systemic diseases such as influenza affect the entire body.An infection that is in the bloodstream is called a systemic infection. An infection that affects only one body part or organ is called a localized infection.


What is meant by systematic infection and localised infection?

a systemic infection affects a number of organs and tissues and can also effect the whole body. a localised infection is an infection that is restricted or limited to a specific body part or region


What is the medical term meaning Systemic condition caused by the spread of microorganisms and their toxins?

Infection