Dictionary

Infection control

Organisms, precautions and the practices that stop infection spreading.

fecal-oral routeA way germs spread in which tiny amounts of stool from an infected person reach another person's mouth.

feverA body temperature higher than normal, usually 38 °C (100.4 °F) or above.

fifth diseaseA common childhood viral illness caused by parvovirus B19, also called erythema infectiosum.

folliculitisInflammation or infection of hair follicles, the small pockets in the skin that hairs grow from.

fungal infectionAn infection caused by a fungus, such as a yeast or a mold.

fungusA living thing, such as a yeast or mold, that gets food from other matter; some kinds cause infections. The plural is fungi.