What is a viral
infection? A viral infection is referred to a
disease that can be caused by various types of viruses, such as the
influenza-virus. These infections can occur in different places in the body.
While some are predominantly in the intestine, others prefer the lungs and
airways. When you have a viral infection, people usually suffer from fever,
diarrhea, shortness of breath and other complaints.
What
is a bacterial infection? A bacterial infection is referred to
any type of infection caused by bacteria rather than a virus. Since bacteria
are very common in our bodies and in the world around us, only about 1% of
bacteria will actually make us sick. Most times, bacterial infections are
treated with several kinds of antibiotics, based on the symptoms and the
diagnosis.
It
can happen at any time that you fall ill because you were infected with
bacteria or contracted a virus. Fortunately, in most cases, these viral and
bacterial infections are harmless up to a certain stage of disease. By harmless I mean that these infections can
easily be treated, provided that they are detected at an early stage.
Apart
from very common viral and bacterial threats, such as influenza, chicken pox,
MRSA and AIDS, there are also some others that appear as an epidemic (frequent
appearance of a disease within a particular region or population) or even as an
pandemic (frequent appearance of a disease, however, not within a certain
region, but spread across countries or continents). Both the bird flu and the
mad cow disease serve as well-known example for a pandemic.
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