The precise type of opportunistic infection (bacterial, viral, fungal, or protozoan/parasitic) that occurs depends on the type and extent of immunologic alteration, whether it is cellular, humoral, phagocytic, or a combined defect; and on organisms present inside and outside the body.
Definition of clammy. clammier. ; clammiest. 1 : being damp, soft, sticky, and usually cool cold clammy hands clammy air. 2 : lacking normal human warmth the clammy atmosphere of an institution.
Clammy skin can be a symptom of several conditions, such as a kidney infection and the flu. Other common causes of clammy skin include: panic attacks. low blood sugar. an overactive thyroid. hyperhidrosis, which is excessive sweating. menopause.