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Niemo on scored.co
23 days ago2 points(+0/-0/+2Score on mirror)
I'm not sure what terrain theory is but in your example you're talking about inflammation which doesn't necessarily include infection. There are many non infectious inflammatory responses.
Edit: I quickly read over terrain theory and they seem to go hand in hand, and the distinction would be more a threshold of body health that needs to be overcome by a germ to make someone sick. So weakened people, or immunocompromised, would allow opportunistic infections that are able to penetrate and reproduce and create infection.
Edit: I quickly read over terrain theory and they seem to go hand in hand, and the distinction would be more a threshold of body health that needs to be overcome by a germ to make someone sick. So weakened people, or immunocompromised, would allow opportunistic infections that are able to penetrate and reproduce and create infection.