The Emergence Machine

Infection Med

physical · Biology · Level 7 · E7

E7Ecosystems

Each concept here is mapped to its prerequisites — the ideas you'd need first to understand it — all the way down to four foundations: Space, Time, Energy, Pattern. Click any prerequisite to drill down, or scroll for the chain graph.

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Emergence definition

Invasion of the body by harmful organisms that disrupt the normal functioning of cells.

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Wiktionary senses

External reference — all senses of the word “infection” on Wiktionary. This atlas concept maps to only the slice of meaning relevant to the prerequisite graph.

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Historical origin

Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL7L6L5L4L3L2L1L0Infection MedHealthDiseaseEquilibriumOrganismBalanceCellPhysicsSystemForceFormLifeProcessActionChangeMatterMotionEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

Direct prerequisites above, concepts that depend on this one below.

thisprerequisitesInfection MedL7CellL3DiseaseL5HealthL6E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Cell L3 (requires) Biology sense
    Invasion of the body by harmful organisms -- prerequisite: cell
  • Disease L5 (requires)
    Invasion of the body by harmful organisms -- prerequisite: disease
  • Health L6 (requires)
    To understand disease, we need to understand the normal state of the body, which is health.