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Infectious disease Moderate

Infectious disease has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

a disease transmitted only by a specific kind of contact

2

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.

See Also
hemobartonellosis agent bacterium prion protozoa transmission treatment animal
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
communicable disease
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
AIDS brucellosis cholera dengue dysentery epidemic disease hepatitis herpes infectious mononucleosis leprosy listeriosis meningitis mumps paratyphoid poliomyelitis ratbite fever rickettsial disease relapsing fever rheumatic fever sweating sickness tuberculosis typhoid whooping cough yaws yellow jack
Rhyming Words
ase base ease rase wase nase sase vase tase case kase lase mase jase mease dbase tease pease ukase dease
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