Clinical Definition Walking pneumonia (atypical pneumonia) is an infectious disease characterized by pulmonary infiltrates. Walking pneumonia is usually clinically milder than other types of pneumonia. The causative agent may vary but is often mycoplasma bacterium. The infection is contagious, and transmission is usually by respiratory droplets from an infected individual. In Our Own Words Walking…
Warts
Clinical Definition A wart is an abnormal fibrous growth, visible on the skin and caused by a viral infection. Types include common, flat warts, plantar and venereal (Condyloma acuminatum) warts. Caused by direct contact with the contagious human papilloma virus (HPV), warts can spread from person-to-person or via direct contact with an object used by…