Secondary infection
Current as of: February 11, 2020
Author: Healthwise Staff
Medical Review: William H. Blahd Jr. MD, FACEP - Emergency Medicine & Adam Husney MD - Family Medicine & Elizabeth T. Russo MD - Internal Medicine
Secondary infectionA secondary infection is a bacterial or viral illness that develops following a first illness. The second infection may develop because a person's immune system is stressed or weakened. The secondary infection may prolong the first infection or make it more severe. Current as of: February 11, 2020 Author: Healthwise Staff Medical Review: William H. Blahd Jr. MD, FACEP - Emergency Medicine & Adam Husney MD - Family Medicine & Elizabeth T. Russo MD - Internal Medicine |
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