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Meanings of infectious in English

Portuguese
contagioso
Catalan
infecciós

Easily spread; children catch it from their elders"- Bertrand Russell.

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contagioso

Caused by infection or capable of causing infection.

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Unhealthiness.

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Usage of infectious in English
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They tackle major infectious diseases, neglected tropical diseases and other health challenges.
The South African
2
An epidemic of infectious diseases brought great psychological pressure to the public.
Pubmed
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Rationale: Several studies have demonstrated links between infectious diseases and cardiovascular conditions.
Pubmed
4
Bovine abortion of unknown infectious etiology still remains a major economic problem.
Pubmed
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Background: Internet-based surveillance systems provide a novel approach to monitoring infectious diseases.
Pubmed
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Malaria is an infectious disease responsible for approximately one million deaths annually.
Pubmed
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Prompt treatment of infectious diseases plays an important role in infection control.
Pubmed
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It's infectious in a good way and actually does make me happy.
The Irish Times
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Background: Aedes albopictus is a major vector for several tropical infectious diseases.
Pubmed
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The company specialises in developing tests for infectious diseases using molecular technology.
The Irish Times
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis remains the number one infectious agent in the world today.
Pubmed
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Deleterious mutations of Hcfc2 may therefore increase susceptibility to diverse infectious diseases.
Pubmed
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In emerging infectious disease outbreaks, the most serious cases are identified first.
Reuters
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The technology has proven its merits for other conditions, other infectious diseases.
The new yorker
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Vaccination is the most successful and cost-effective method to prevent infectious diseases.
Pubmed
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This immunosuppressive state allows infectious complication, leading to a high mortality rate.
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Catalan
infecciós
Infectious through the time
Infectious across language varieties
Australia
Common
New Zealand
Common
Ireland
Common
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