Immunological Vocabulary

verb to affect or contaminate with something harmful or destructive

• The virus has the potential to infect many people if not contained.
• I heard that a stomach bug is going around and it might infect us.
• Don't touch that dirty doorknob, you might infect yourself!
• Negative thoughts can infect your mind if you let them linger.

noun a localized physical condition in which part of the body becomes reddened, swollen, hot, and often painful, especially as a reaction to injury or infection.

• The patient's blood tests showed high levels of inflammation in their body.
• My ankle is swollen and red, must be some inflammation going on.
• I can't believe how much inflammation I have after that workout, it's killing me.
• The inflammation of rumors spread quickly throughout the small town.