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infective agent

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Noun1.infective agent - an agent capable of producing infection
infectious agent
virus - (virology) ultramicroscopic infectious agent that replicates itself only within cells of living hosts; many are pathogenic; a piece of nucleic acid (DNA or RNA) wrapped in a thin coat of protein
pathogen - any disease-producing agent (especially a virus or bacterium or other microorganism)
agent - an active and efficient cause; capable of producing a certain effect; "their research uncovered new disease agents"


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cattle aged 20 months or less, and then only if packers remove brains, spinal columns and nervous tissue regarded most at risk of carrying the infective agent for BSE.
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This result bolsters the theory that one rogue cell line was the original infective agent, Pearse says.
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Each infective agent has its own virulence, and each individual has his/her own `host factors' which determine that person's susceptibility to infection.
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