Infectious means Caused by an agent that enters the host's body (such as a bacterium, virus, parasite, or prion); often, also, transmitted among hosts via an... This page lists 20 example sentences from real texts, plus synonyms like catching or infected.

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Infectious meaning

  1. Caused by an agent that enters the host's body (such as a bacterium, virus, parasite, or prion); often, also, transmitted among hosts via any of various routes (for example, contact, droplet-borne, airborne, waterborne, foodborne, fomite-borne, or bloodborne).
  2. Able to infect others; capable of transmitting pathogens.
  3. Spreading quickly from one person to another.

Synonyms of Infectious

contagious unhealthiness ill health noninfectious contaminating corrupting transmittable transmissible contractable communicable catching infected septic infective health problem

Example sentences (20)

Michael’s endearing nature, characterized by his infectious laugh, warm smile, and sharp wit, endeared him to many.

He later revealed he had been diagnosed with an acute case of infectious bronchitis that made breathing difficult.

A third juror had to withdraw from proceedings during deliberations after falling ill with an infectious disease.

Furthermore, there is a need for rehabilitation of toilets to avoid infectious and waterborne diseases,” it said.

A biotechnology company, Novavax, is engaged in developing innovative vaccines to prevent serious infectious diseases.

So what does Dr Sally Bloomfield, a home hygiene expert and specialist in preventing infectious disease, make of that.

Thank-you notes written by primary school students for the frontliners at the National Centre for Infectious Diseases.

Head to Hereford’s newly refurbished nightclub to take to the dancefloor and see in the New Year with infectious music.

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He loves nothing more than to play and explore, and his infectious energy is bound to put a smile on your face.

Described by her team, in the nicest possible way, as “infectious”, Laura works with the Falkirk Learning Disability Team.

His infectious energy and genuine passion for helping others transform their lives touched us deeply," the statement said.

Full of infectious laughter, brilliant storytelling, singing, dancing, cheering for the goodies and booing for the baddies.

Everybody is singing the words as follows before an infectious Everybody's Saying Thursday's The Weekend concludes the night.

In 2022, more than eight out of 10 children worldwide received the DPT3 vaccine, protecting them against infectious diseases.

Agriculture Victoria has confirmed that recent sudden multiple horse deaths are not linked or the result of an infectious disease.

Arcturus, a strain behind a massive surge in cases in India, could be one 1.2 times more infectious.

CWD is caused by infectious proteins causing fatal neurodegenerative diseases, according to Escobar.

Outbreaks of diseases, such as the occasional prevalence of infectious diseases, also pose health risks to what is left of my life.

Hailing from National City, Los Shadows have for the better part of a decade put out infectious indie rock with just a dash of grime.

And studies suggest that keeping salad in bags helps bacteria mutate and become more infectious.

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Frequently asked questions

How do you use "infectious" in a sentence?
An example: "Michael’s endearing nature, characterized by his infectious laugh, warm smile, and sharp wit, endeared him to many." This page contains 20 example sentences with the word "infectious" from real English texts.
What does "infectious" mean?
Infectious means: Caused by an agent that enters the host's body (such as a bacterium, virus, parasite, or prion); often, also, transmitted among hosts via any of various routes (for example, contact, droplet-borne, airborne, waterborne, foodborne, fomite-borne, or bloodborne).
What are synonyms of "infectious"?
Common synonyms of "infectious" include: contagious, unhealthiness, ill health, noninfectious, contaminating, corrupting, transmittable, transmissible. Plus 7 more synonyms.
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Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 20 example sentences with "infectious", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.

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