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in·fec·tious  (n-fkshs)

adj.

1. Capable of causing infection.

2. Caused by or capable of being transmitted by infection.

3. Caused by a pathogenic microorganism or agent.

4. Easily or readily communicated: an infectious laugh.

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in·fectious·ly adv.

in·fectious·ness n.

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infectious [ɪnˈfɛkʃəs]

adj

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

2. (Medicine / 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

infectiously  adv

infectiousness  n

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infectious  (n-fkshs)

Capable of causing infection. See Note at contagious.

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

Translations

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

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