Look up: infectious

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   infectious
   Capable of producing propagules that disperse from one host to another and infect it.
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   Infectious
   Refers to a pathogen that can be transmitted from one suscept to another by an external agent; also refers to any disease whose pathogen can be so transmitted.
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   infectious
   [adj] - caused by infection or capable of causing infection 2. [adj] - easily spread
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   Infectious
   Means an illness that can potentially pass from one person or other creature to another person - Note - It does not indicate how the illness is passed - Nor does it mean that the source of the illness was unwell - Doctors often use infectious to mean an illness that is passed by indirect means - Doctors will often use the term contagious to mean an ...
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   infectious
   each component was...tested...to see if it could infect tobacco plants. Only...RNA proved to be --. Thus transmitted the traits of tobacco mosaic virus.. Category: Medicine
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   Infectious
   A disease capable of being transmitted by infection, with or without actual contact.
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   Infectious
   In·fec'tious adjective [ Confer French infectieux .] 1. Having qualities that may infect; communicable or caused by infection; pestilential; epidemic; as, an infectious fever; infectious clothing; infectious air; infectious vices. « Where the infectious pestilence.» Shak. 2. Corrupting, or tending to corrupt or contam ...
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   infectious
   1. Capable of being transmitted by infection, with or without actual contact. ... Synonym: infective. ... 3. Denoting a disease due to the action of a microorganism. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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   infectious
   infective adjective caused by infection or capable of causing infection; `viruses and other infective agents`; `a carrier remains infective without himself showing signs of the disease`
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    infectious
    adjective of or relating to infection; `infectious hospital`; `infectious disease`
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    infectious
    adjective easily spread; `fear is exceedingly infectious; children catch it from their elders`- Bertrand Russell
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    infectious
    (in-fek´shәs) caused by or capable of being communicated by infection. infective (def. 1).
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    Infectious
    • (a.) Corrupting, or tending to corrupt or contaminate; vitiating; demoralizing. • (a.) Contaminating with illegality; exposing to seizure and forfeiture. • (a.) Capable of being easily diffused or spread; sympathetic; readily communicated; as, infectious mirth. • (a.) Having qualities that may infect; communicable or caused by...
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    Infectious
    Capable of being spread or transmitted from one person to another with or without direct contact. Some infections are airborne, while others are not.
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