infectious

infectious

capable of causing infection; transmitted without contact: Cholera is an infectious epidemic disease caused by a microorganism.

Not to be confused with:

contagious – transmissible by contact; catching; capable of carrying disease: A head cold can be contagious.

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in·fec·tious

 (ĭn-fĕk′shəs)

adj.

1. Capable of causing infection: an infectious microorganism.

2. Capable of being transmitted by infection: an infectious disease.

3. Capable of transmitting a disease; contagious: Is the patient still infectious?

4. Spreading or tending to spread from one to another: an infectious laugh.

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in·fec′tious·ly adv.

in·fec′tious·ness n.

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infectious

(ɪnˈfɛkʃəs)

adj

1. (Medicine) (of a disease) capable of being transmitted. Compare contagious

2. (Pathology) (of a disease) caused by microorganisms, such as bacteria, viruses, or protozoa

3. (Medicine) causing or transmitting infection

4. tending or apt to spread, as from one person to another: infectious mirth.

5. (Law) international law

a. tainting or capable of tainting with illegality

b. rendering liable to seizure or forfeiture

inˈfectiously adv

inˈfectiousness n

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in•fec•tious

(ɪnˈfɛk ʃəs)

adj.

1. communicable by infection, as from one person to another or from one part of the body to another.

2. causing or communicating infection.

3. tending to spread quickly and generally: infectious laughter.

4. Obs. diseased.

[1535–45]

in•fec′tious•ly, adv.

in•fec′tious•ness, n.

syn: See contagious.

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in·fec·tious

(ĭn-fĕk′shəs)

Capable of causing infection: an infectious disease.

Usage A contagious or communicable disease is one that can be transmitted from one living being to another through direct or indirect contact. Thus the flu, which can be transmitted by coughing, and cholera, which is often acquired by drinking contaminated water, are contagious (or communicable) diseases. Modern medicine also uses the word infectious to refer to such diseases. Infectious has a slightly different meaning. It refers to diseases caused by infectious agents—agents such as viruses and bacteria that are not normally present in the body and can cause an infection. While the notion of contagiousness goes back to ancient times, the idea of infectious diseases is more modern, coming from the germ theory of disease, which was not proposed until the later 19th century. Contagious and infectious are also used to refer to people who have communicable diseases at a stage at which transmission to others is likely.

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Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	infectious - caused by infection or capable of causing infection; "viruses and other infective agents"; "a carrier remains infective without himself showing signs of the disease" infective infected, septic - containing or resulting from disease-causing organisms; "a septic sore throat"; "a septic environment"; "septic sewage"
	2.	infectious - easily spread; "fear is exceedingly infectious; children catch it from their elders"- Bertrand Russell noninfectious - not infectious
	3.	infectious - of or relating to infection; "infectious hospital"; "infectious disease"

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infectious

adjective catching, spreading, contagious, communicable, poisoning, corrupting, contaminating, polluting, virulent, defiling, infective, vitiating, pestilential, transmittable infectious diseases such as measles

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infectious

adjective

Capable of transmission by infection:

catching, communicable, contagious, taking.

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Translations

مُعِدٌمُعْدٍ، ناقِل العَدْوى

infekčnínakažlivý

smitsom

ansteckendinfektiös

μολυσματικός

infeccioso

tarttuva

contagieuxinfectieux

zarazan

smitandi

infettivocontagioso

感染性の

전염성인

besmettelijk

smittsom

zakaźny

infecciosoinfecioso

инфекционный

nalezljiv

smittsam

ติดเชื้อ

bulaşıcı

lây nhiễm

有传染性的传染的

infectious

[ɪnˈfekʃəs]

A. ADJ

1. (Med) [disease] → infeccioso, contagioso
he is no longer infectious → ya le ha pasado el periodo del contagio

2. (fig) [person, laugh, enthusiasm, rhythm] → contagioso

B. CPD infectious hepatitis N → hepatitis f infecciosa

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infectious

[ɪnˈfɛkʃəs] adj

[disease] → contagieux/euse
It's not infectious → Ce n'est pas contagieux.

[laugh, enthusiasm] → contagieux/euse

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infectious

adj

(Med) disease → ansteckend, infektiös; are you still infectious? → besteht bei dir noch Ansteckungsgefahr?

(fig) enthusiasm, laugh → ansteckend; idea → zündend; rhythm → mitreißend

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infectious

[ɪnˈfɛkʃəs] adj (disease) → infettivo/a, contagioso/a; (person, laughter) → contagioso/a

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infect

(inˈfekt) verb

to fill with germs that cause disease; to give a disease to. You must wash that cut on your knee in case it becomes infected; She had a bad cold last week and has infected the rest of the class. aansteek, besmet يُصيب بالعَدوى، يُدْخِل جُرْثومَه заразявам се infectar nakazit infizieren inficere; smitte μολύνω, κολλώinfectar nakkama, nakatuma آلوده کردن؛ چرک کردن tartuttaa infecter לַהדבִיק छूत लगाना zaraziti (meg)fertőz menjangkiti, menulari smita infettare, contagiare 病気をうつす 감염되다 užkrėsti inficēt; aplipināt menjangkiti besmettensmitte, påførezakazić, zarazić کسیف کول infectar a infecta заражать nakaziť okužiti zaraziti infektera, smitta [ner] ทำให้ติดเชื้อ bulaştırmak, geçirmek 感染, 傳染 заражати جراثیم زدہ کرنا lây nhiễm 感染，传染

inˈfection (-ʃən) noun

1. the process of infecting or state of being infected. You should wash your hands after handling raw meat to avoid infection. infeksie, ontsteking عَدْوى، إنْتِقال المَرَض инфекция infecção infekce die Ansteckung infektion μόλυνσηinfección nakkus آلودگی؛ عفونت tartunta infection הִידַבּקוּת बीमारी की छूत zaraza fertőzés infeksi smit infezione 感染 감염 užkrėtimas, infekcija inficēšanās jangkitan besmettingsmitte, infeksjonzakażenie آلودګی infecção infecţie заражение infekcia okužba infekcija smitta, smittoämne การติดเชื้อ bulaşma 感染 зараження جراثیم زدگی sự lây nhiễm 感染

2. a disease. a throat infection. infeksie مَرَض، إصابة بالمَرَض зараза infecção infekce die Infektion infektion; -infektion μόλυνση, μολυσματική αρρώστια infección haigus بیماری عفونی infektio infection מַחֲלָה מִידַבֶּקֶת infekcija fertőzés penyakit sÿking infezione 感染 전염병 infekcija infekcija penyakit infectieinfeksjon, smittsom, sykdomzapalenie ناروغى، جسمى يا فكرى ناروغتيا،مرض علت infecção infecţie инфекция infekcia infekcijska bolezen infekcija infektion เชื้อโรค hastalık, enfeksiyon 傳染病 інфекція; зараза متعدی بیماری căn bệnh 传染病

inˈfectious (-ʃəs) adjective

likely to spread to others. Measles is an infectious disease. aansteeklik مُعْدٍ، ناقِل العَدْوى заразен infeccioso nakažlivý ansteckend smitsom μολυσματικόςinfeccioso nakkus- واگیر دار tarttuva contagieuxמידבק छूत से लगने वाला zarazan fertőző menular smitandi infettivo, contagioso 伝染性の 전염성인 užkrečiamas, infekcinis infekcijas-; lipīgs berjangkit besmettelijksmittsom, smittendezakaźny ساري،ساري مرض infeccioso con­tagios заразный nákazlivý nalezljiv zarazan smittsam ซึ่งติดเชื้อ bulaşıcı 會傳染的 заразний; інфекційний متعدی truyền nhiễm 有传染性的，传染的

inˈfectiously adverb

aansteeklike بصورةٍ مُعْدِيَه заразно infecciosamente nakažlivě ansteckend smitsomt μολυσματικά, μεταδοτικά de manera infecciosa nakkuslikult بطور مسری tarttuvasti de manière contagieuse בְּצוּרָה מִידַבֶּקֶת संक्रामकता zarazno fertőző módon secara menular með smitandi hætti in maniera contagiosa 伝染して 전염되기 쉽게 infekciškai lipīgi dengan berjangkit besmettelijksmittsomt, smittende zaraźliwie د مسری په دوله infecciosamente contagios заразно nákazlivo nalezljivo zarazno smittsamt ติดเชื้อ bulaşıcı şekilde 會傳染地 заразно تعدیہ کی طرح dễ lây lan 传染地

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infectious

→ مُعِدٌ infekční smitsom ansteckend μολυσματικός infeccioso tarttuva infectieux zarazan infettivo 感染性の 전염성인 besmettelijk smittsom zakaźny infeccioso, infecioso инфекционный smittsam ติดเชื้อ bulaşıcı lây nhiễm 有传染性的

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in·fec·tious

a. infeccioso-a, rel. a una infección;

___ agent → agente ___;

___ disease → enfermedad ___.

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• Is it infectious? → هَلْ هَوَ مُعَدِيٌّ؟ → Je to nakažlivé? → Er det smitsomt? → Ist es ansteckend? → Είναι μεταδοτικό; → ¿Es contagioso? → Onko se tarttuvaa? → C'est contagieux ? → Je li zarazno? → È infettiva? → それは感染しますか？ → 이거 전염 되나요? → Is het besmettelijk? → Er det smittsomt? → Czy to jest zakaźne? → É infeccioso? → Это заразно? → Smittar det? → มันติดเชื้อไหม? → Bulaşıcı mı? → Có lây không? → 会传染吗？

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infectious

adj infeccioso, contagioso (fam)

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