infectious diseases

Meaning

plural of infectious disease

infectious disease

  1. 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.
  2. A medical specialty dealing with the diagnosis, control and treatment of infections.

Synonyms

communicable diseases

contagious diseases

Translations

enfermedades infecciosas

malattie infettive

doença infecciosa

أمراض خمجية

malattie contagiose

malattie trasmissibili

enfermedades transmisibles

enfermedades contagiosas

ansteckende Krankheit

übertragbare Krankheit

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