STIs and Systemic Infections
A systemic infection earns its name by being spread throughout the systems of the body. It can be compared to a local infection, in which thepathogenor symptoms are localized to one area. Such infections are sometimes known aslocal infections. Juanmonino / Getty Images Systemic infections are not necessarily more severe than local infections. They just affect a larger proportion of the body. For example, the common cold is a systemic infection....