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.
Suddenly breaking into a sweat, while your skin feels cold and clammy, occurs in ... Your skin becomes cold because your blood isn't circulating efficiently, the Mayo Clinic explains. ... To learn more, read Hidden Symptoms of a Heart Attack and Is It Heartburn or a Heart ...