what is the difference between infestation and infection

Answer Posted / madhurima

Infestation refers to the state of being invaded or overrun
by parasites.

An infection is the detrimental colonization of a host
organism by a foreign species. In an infection, the
infecting organism seeks to utilize the host's resources to
multiply, usually at the expense of the host.

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