infectious

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Main Entry: in·fec·tious
Pronunciation: in-fek-shs
Function: adjective
1 : capable of causing infection <a carrier remains infectious without exhibiting signs of disease> <viruses and other infectious agents>
2 : communicable by invasion of the body of a susceptible organism <all contagious diseases are also infectious, but it does not follow that all infectious diseases are contagious -- W. A. Hagan> -- compare CONTAGIOUS 1
- in·fec·tious·ly adverb
- in·fec·tious·ness noun