Secondary Infection
Current as of: June 9, 2019
Author: Healthwise Staff
Medical Review:William H. Blahd, Jr., MD, FACEP – Emergency Medicine & Adam Husney, MD – Family Medicine & Elizabeth T. Russo, MD – Internal Medicine
A secondary infection is a bacterial or viral illness that develops following a first illness. The second infection may develop because a person’s immune system is stressed or weakened. The secondary infection may prolong the first infection or make it more severe.