infettivo — meaning in English
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English meaning
- contagious adj Capable of being passed from one person to another through contact.
- infectious adjective Able to be passed from one person or animal to another, usually through germs.
Senses
infettivo is used for these senses in English:
- infectious (pathology, of an illness) Caused by an agent that enters the host's body (such as a bacterium, virus, parasite, or prion); often, also, transmitted among hosts via any of various routes (for example, contact, droplet-borne, airborne, waterborne, foodborne, fomite-borne, or bloodborne).
- infectious (pathology, typically, of a person) Able to infect others; capable of transmitting pathogens.
- infective Able to cause infection; infectious
contagious — full definition
- adj Capable of being passed from one person to another through contact.
- adj Quickly spreading to others, especially of moods or behavior.
infectious — full definition
- adjective Able to be passed from one person or animal to another, usually through germs.
- adjective Quickly spreading to affect other people's mood or behaviour.