infectious disease
An illness caused by a specific infectious agent, that results from transmission of…An illness caused by a specific infectious agent (bacterium, virus, fungus, protozoa, prion etc.), that results from transmission of that agent from an infected person, animal, or reservoir to a susceptible host.
Meaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)An illness caused by a specific infectious agent (bacterium, virus, fungus, protozoa, prion etc.), that results from transmission of that agent from an infected person, animal, or reservoir to a susceptible host.
Infektionskrankheit
инфекционное заболеваниеinfekcionnoje zabolevanije
A medical specialty dealing with the diagnosis, control and treatment of infections.
- a disease transmitted only by a specific kind of contact
Examples
22 sentencesMumps is an infectious disease.
Свинка — інфекційне захворювання. — deniko
ruСвинка - инфекционное заболевание. — marafon
deMumps ist eine ansteckende Krankheit. — xtofu80
Not all infectious diseases are contagious.
We're talking about an infectious disease.
Eczema is not an infectious disease.
Not all the infectious diseases are contagious.
ruНе все инфекционные заболевания заразны. — carlosalberto
Translations
3 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 1
Forms
plural: infectious diseases| Singular | infectious disease |
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Synonyms
5 synonymsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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