Definitions for infectious
ɪnˈfɛk ʃəsin·fec·tious

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. infectious, infectiveadjective

   caused by infection or capable of causing infection

   "viruses and other infective agents"; "a carrier remains infective without himself showing signs of the disease"

2. infectiousadjective

   easily spread

   "fear is exceedingly infectious; children catch it from their elders"- Bertrand Russell

3. infectiousadjective

   of or relating to infection

   "infectious hospital"; "infectious disease"

WiktionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 2 votes

1. infectiousadjective

   Transmitted from one person to another, usually through the air breathed.

2. infectiousadjective

   Able to infect others.

   Despite feeling better, the patient is still infectious.

3. infectiousadjective

   Spreading quickly from one person to another.

   Her enthusiasm for work can be really infectious.

4. infectiousadjective

   Memorable and invoking excitement or interest.

   Pop music is more infectious than elevator music.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Infectiousadjective

   Contagious; influencing by communicated qualities.

   Etymology: from infect.

   The most infectious pestilence upon thee! William Shakespeare.

   In a house,
   Where the infectious pestilence did reign. William Shakespeare.

   Some known diseases are infectious, and others are not: those that are infectious are such as are chiefly in the spirits, and not so much in the humours, and therefore pass easily from body to body; such as pestilences and lippitudes. Francis Bacon.

   Smells may have as much power to do good as to do harm, and contribute to health as well as to diseases; which is too much felt by experience in all that are infectious, and by the operation of some poisons, that are received only by the smell. William Temple.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. infectious

   An infection is the invasion of tissues by pathogens, their multiplication, and the reaction of host tissues to the infectious agent and the toxins they produce. An infectious disease, also known as a transmissible disease or communicable disease, is an illness resulting from an infection. Infections can be caused by a wide range of pathogens, most prominently bacteria and viruses. Hosts can fight infections using their immune system. Mammalian hosts react to infections with an innate response, often involving inflammation, followed by an adaptive response. Specific medications used to treat infections include antibiotics, antivirals, antifungals, antiprotozoals, and antihelminthics. Infectious diseases resulted in 9.2 million deaths in 2013 (about 17% of all deaths). The branch of medicine that focuses on infections is referred to as infectious disease.

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1. infectious

   Infectious refers to a disease or condition that can be spread directly or indirectly from one person or organism to another through contact, air, or by means of a vector. It could also refer to a substance that contains or carries pathogenic agents or germs, which upon contact can cause infection or disease. More broadly, it can describe the capability or tendency of something or someone to influence, impact, or spread quickly and widely.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Infectiousadjective

   having qualities that may infect; communicable or caused by infection; pestilential; epidemic; as, an infectious fever; infectious clothing; infectious air; infectious vices

2. Infectiousadjective

   corrupting, or tending to corrupt or contaminate; vitiating; demoralizing

3. Infectiousadjective

   contaminating with illegality; exposing to seizure and forfeiture

4. Infectiousadjective

   capable of being easily diffused or spread; sympathetic; readily communicated; as, infectious mirth

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1. Infectious

   Infectious is the fourth album of the third wave ska/funk/pop band Suburban Legends. It was released on July 29, 2007 at the House of Blues at Downtown Disney in Anaheim, California and is made available for sale at the band's website. The album was revealed in early July via videos showing the recording process on the band's YouTube account. Later in the month, the album was officially announced and "All Around the World," "Win a Date," and "Infectious" debuted on the Suburban Legends MySpace page. The songs "Bed of Roses" and "You Told Me That" were previously released on the band's Japan-only release, Dance Like Nobody's Watching: Tokyo Nights. In transitioning back to its original ska sound in the months leading up to its 2012 album, Day Job, the band began performing a ska punk version of "So Fine."

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1. Infectious

   Infectious creates and sells art for your stuff. Think of it as adhesive self expression for iPods, iPhones, laptops, walls and cars. Our art is made of a durable and easy-to-remove 3M vinyl material. It has special “comply” cross-hatch channels so that you can push out any air bubbles really easily. They are easy to apply and easy to remove, allowing you to update your art whenever you want.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of infectious in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of infectious in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of infectious in a Sentence

1. Robyn Curnow:

   A lot of what sticks with you with Desmond Tutu when you're interviewing him is his laugh, his infectious sense of humor, his ability to make a joke of things, he has a positive energy that defies suffering, and he knows that he comes from a place where pain and suffering are probably more common, but he chooses joy.

2. Lee Mordechai:

   It's easy to assume infectious diseases in the past would have catastrophic results. Yet, we used every type of data set we could get our hands on, without assuming a disease outbreak must result in catastrophic results, i.e. that tens of millions died. We found no evidence in any of these data sets to suggest such a destructive outcome, this paper was only possible by working with a diverse disciplinary team, and we hope our work will start a new collaborative discussion of the impact of past disease outbreaks.

3. Peter Hotez:

   This is twice as infectious as anything we’ve seen before, so if you are not vaccinated or you are only partially vaccinated, there's a high likelihood that you will become infected with this Delta variant over the next few weeks or over the summer, it's not too late. Now is the time to get vaccinated. And if you’re a young adult or adolescent, don’t listen to the anti-vaccine nonsense that says if you go to the gym eat a healthy diet, that’s good enough. It's not. It's not the same as the virus neutralizing the antibodies from the vaccine.

4. Rasmus Nielsen:

   We don't have enough data to say for certain what is the mechanism for increased mortality but this effect on infectious diseases, particularly influenza, is a good candidate.

5. Joe Box:

   All I can say is when you go back and look at historical trends, any time people are able to attach any sort of infectious diseases with pests that's driven incremental business.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=infectious
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Infectious
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=infectious
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infectious
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/infectious
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=infectious
8. ^ CrunchBase
   https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/infectious