The regime has responded to the decline of its regular forces by creating a variety of irregular forces (shabbiha militias, Popular Committees, local militias, the Baath Party Militia) and then merging them under the so-called National Defense Forces.
The urine is normally sterile. An infection occurs when bacteria get into the urine and begin to grow. The infection usually starts at the opening of the urethra where the urine leaves the body and moves upward into the urinary tract. 1  The culprit in at least 90% of uncomplicated infections is a type of bacteria called Escherichia coli, better know as E. coli.
A urinary tract infection is caused when bacteria gets into your  bladder by the urethra. This bacteria can then travel up the  ureters into the kidneys causing pylonephritiâ¦s (kidney infection).  The most common bacteria that causes a urinary tract infection is E  Coli. A urinary tract infection is not contagious.