console. A grouping of controls, indicators, and similar electronic or mechanical equipment, used to monitor readiness of, and/or control specific functions of, a system, such as missile checkout, countdown, or launch operations. Past participle: consoled. Gerund: consoling.
Understanding infection vs. disease. There's a difference between infection and disease. Infection, often the first step, occurs when bacteria, viruses or other microbes that cause disease enter your body and begin to multiply.here's a difference between infection and disease. Infection, often the first step, occurs when bacteria, viruses or other microbes that cause disease enter your body and begin to multiply.
Know the differences between viruses and bacteria. Bacteria are living cells and viruses are not. Bacteria can reproduce on their own but viruses need a host to multiply. Bacterial infections can be treated with antibiotics but viral infections cannot.