What does "intercurrent infection" mean ?!


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What does "intercurrent infection" mean ?


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It's an infection that has developed at the same time as another disease process is going on. The intercurrent infection often affects the main disease, but is not necessarily caused by it.

The English word "intercurrent" comes from the Latin "intercurrens", which means "mingling together" - like the currents of rivers.




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