infectious disease
noun
: a disease (such as influenza, malaria, meningitis, rabies, or tetanus) caused by the entrance into the body of pathogenic agents or microorganisms (such as bacteria, viruses, protozoans, or fungi) which grow and multiply there compare communicable disease, contagious disease
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Health officials monitor wastewater to detect the levels of infectious disease circulating in a community.
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Elizabeth B. Kim, The Enquirer, 5 Sep. 2024
In public health, significant capital is required to address challenges such as infectious disease outbreaks.
—Philanthropy Asia Alliance Contributor, Forbes, 16 Aug. 2024
Good hygiene habits reduce the spread In May 2024, the CDC also released guidance for preventing classroom spread of infectious disease, including COVID-19 and other common infectious diseases such as the flu, norovirus and strep throat.
—Libby Richards, The Conversation, 9 Aug. 2024
Outbreaks of infectious disease have happened among triathletes before, including a leptospirosis outbreak in Illinois in 1998 when a competition was held in Lake Springfield after heavy rainfall.
—John Loeppky, Verywell Health, 5 Aug. 2024
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Elizabeth B. Kim, The Enquirer, 5 Sep. 2024
In public health, significant capital is required to address challenges such as infectious disease outbreaks.
—Philanthropy Asia Alliance Contributor, Forbes, 16 Aug. 2024
Good hygiene habits reduce the spread In May 2024, the CDC also released guidance for preventing classroom spread of infectious disease, including COVID-19 and other common infectious diseases such as the flu, norovirus and strep throat.
—Libby Richards, The Conversation, 9 Aug. 2024
Outbreaks of infectious disease have happened among triathletes before, including a leptospirosis outbreak in Illinois in 1998 when a competition was held in Lake Springfield after heavy rainfall.
—John Loeppky, Verywell Health, 5 Aug. 2024
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“Infectious disease.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/infectious%20disease. Accessed 17 Sep. 2024.
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