infectious disease

Noun

Meaning

a disease transmitted only by a specific kind of contact

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

pestilence infection contagion scarlet fever endemic disease contagious disease communicable disease epidemic disease widespread illness non-hereditary disease transmittable diseases bubonic form contagious virus disease occurring in epidemic form emergent disease
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Antonyms

health vaccine physical health non-transmissible disease non-communicable disease non-contagious disease
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Hypernyms

communicable disease

Hyponyms

aids mono plague smallpox hepatitis leprosy

Examples

Academics have said the way that Public Health England (PHE), the government agency responsible for managing infectious disease outbreaks, calculates the figures means they might look worse there than in other countries of the United Kingdom. Source: Internet

Abrias has to assume that he has the infectious disease, and that’s what makes it so scary. Source: Internet

A 90-year-old woman was discharged from a Covid-designated hospital on Friday after successfully fighting the infectious disease for 23 days. Source: Internet

Abbott is going by the advice from infectious disease specialists. Source: Internet

According to infectious disease experts, face shields provide limited protection and should be worn together with other masks in order to be effective. Source: Internet

According to him, the laws on Notifiable Infectious Diseases provide, amongst other things, that you are under legal obligation to notify appropriate authorities if you notice your co-habitant is suffering from an infectious disease. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

infectious conjunctivitis infectious croup infectious diarrhea infectious disease caused by a bacterium infectious disease caused by borrelia infectious disease characterised by chest pain