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.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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."

CrunchBaseRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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.

Anagrams for infectious »

1. countifies

How to pronounce infectious?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say infectious in sign language?

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. Marty Cetron:

   As with many other global infectious disease outbreaks, airline carriers, crew members, airports can be very important partners in that front line, being educated, knowing the symptoms, recognizing what to do, having a response protocol, knowing who to call, those are really, really important parts of the global containment strategy to deal with threats like this.

2. Wang Guiqiang:

   > SummaryCompaniesSome cities say peak of COVID infections was last monthToo early to say how many infections are severe-Chinese expertChina embassy in South Korea suspends short-term visasChinese state media criticise Pfizer over Paxlovid priceBEIJING, Jan 10( Reuters) - Many parts of China are already past their peak of COVID-19 infections, state media reported on Tuesday, with officials further downplaying the severity of the outbreak despite international concerns about its scale and impact.A summary by Health Times, a publication managed by Peoples Daily, Peoples Daily, said infections have been declining in the capital Beijing and several Chinese provinces. One official was quoted as saying nearly all the 100 million people in Henan province had already been infected.The virus has been spreading freely in China since a policy U-turn in early December after protests against a zero-COVID regime ruthlessly enforced for three years. China reopened its borders on Sunday, removing the last major restrictions.The frequent lockdowns, relentless testing and various levels of movement curbs since early 2020 have brought the worlds second-largest economy to one of its slowest growth rates in nearly half a century and caused widespread distress.With the virus let loose, China has stopped publishing daily infection tallies and has been reporting five or fewer deaths a day since the policy U-turn, figures that have been disputed by the World Health Organisation.Many Chinese funeral homes and hospitals say they are overwhelmed, and international health experts predict at least 1 million COVID-related deaths in China this year.On Tuesday, a Health Times compilation of reports from local government officials and health experts across the country, suggested the COVID wave may be past its peak in many regions.Kan Quan, director of the Office of the Henan Provincial Epidemic Prevention and Control, was cited as saying the infection rate in the central province was nearly 90 % as of Jan. 6. The number of patients at clinics in the province reached a peak on Dec. 19, but the number of severe cases was still high, he said, without giving further details.Yin Yong, acting mayor of Beijing, was cited as saying the capital was also past its peak. Li Pan, deputy director of the Municipal Health Commission in the city of Chongqing said the peak there was reached on Dec. 20. In the province of Jiangsu, the peak was reached on Dec. 22, while in Zheijiang province the first wave of infections has passed smoothly, officials said. Two cities in the southern Guangdong province, Chinas manufacturing heartland, reached their peaks before the end of the year.Separately in the state-run China Daily, a prominent health official said the percentage of severe cases remained unclear.It is still too early to conclude the overall percentage of severe and critical COVID patients in China as different types of hospitals report different numbers, Wang Guiqiang, head of Peking University First Hospitals infectious disease department, was quoted as saying.PFIZER CRITICISMChina has dismissed criticism over its data as politically-motivated attempts to smear its success in handling the pandemic and said any future mutations are likely to be more infectious but cause less severe illness.Testing requirements introduced by several countries, including the United States, Japan, South Korea, Britain, France and others in response to Chinas COVID outbreak, were called out by foreign ministry as discriminatory.Financial markets see the new curbs as mere inconvenience, with the yuan hitting a nearly five-month high on Tuesday.South Korean and Japanese shop owners, Thai tour bus operators and K-pop groups were among those licking their lips at the prospect of more Chinese tourists.Although Beijing also demands negative COVID test results from people landing in China, officials have threatened retaliation against countries mandating tests for visitors from China.The Chinese embassy in South Korea said on Tuesday it will stop issuing short-term visas for Korean citizens.State media has also taken a swipe at Pfizer Inc( PFE.N) over the price for its COVID treatment Paxlovid.It is not a secret that U.S. capital forces have already accumulated quite a fortune from the world via selling vaccines and drugs, and the U.S. government has been coordinating all along, nationalist tabloid Global Times said in an editorial.Pfizers Chief Executive Albert Bourla said on Monday the company was in discussions with Chinese authorities about a price for Paxlovid, but not over licensing a generic version in China.The abrupt change of course in COVID policies has left Chinas health system unprepared, with many hospitals ill-equipped to handle patients in critical conditions and smaller cities scrambling to secure basic anti-fever drug supplies.Yu Weishi, chairman of Youcare Pharmaceutical Group, told Reuters Li Pan firm boosted output of its anti-fever drugs five-fold to one million boxes a day in the past month.Wang Lili, general manager at another pharmaceutical firm, CR Double Crane, told Reuters that intravenous drips were their most in-demand product.The company has since Jan. 5 done away with weekends to meet demand.We are running 24/7.

3. Marc Lipsitch:

   I have said for a long time that when you are trying to understand how infectious disease is going to unfold, you should rely on history as well as models.

4. Nancy Messonnier:

   We at CDC don't have clear evidence that patients are infectious before symptom onset.

5. Jared Baeten:

   Some individuals are either particularly infectious or that the [ amount of ] time or number of people that they spend time with is enough to make their effect on spreading the virus to be disproportionately greater than the average.

Popularity rank by frequency of use

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