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Dysbiosis



Dysbiosis (also called dysbacteriosis) is the abnormal state of symbiotic microbes located at gut, vagina or skin. Dysbiosis is due to outgrowth of pathogenic bacteria, parasites or fungus.

The condition of nonspecific protective forces of an organism and its physiological status are bound to vital activity of a microflora. The representatives of a so-called normal microflora usually living in the top respiratory ways, an intestine, and on a skin of the person, owing to opposing activity protect organs from penetration and duplication of pathogenic and is conditional-pathogenic microorganisms, also carry out series of other functions.

 
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