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.
When the body is in any type of circulatory crisis, adrenaline prompts a decrease in the blood flow to peripheral areas of your body (such as your appendages and skin) in order to redirect more blood to the vital organs. This causes the cool and clammy skin.