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nounan incident in which an infectious disease is transmitted
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"the infection of his enthusiasm for poetry"nounthe communication of an attitude or emotional state among a number of people
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noun(international law) illegality that taints or contaminates a ship or cargo rendering it liable to seizuretype of:
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noun(medicine) the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms and their multiplication which can lead to tissue damage and diseasetype of:
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"ambitious men are led astray by an infection that is almost unavoidable"nounmoral corruption or contaminationtype of:
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noun(phonetics) the alteration of a speech sound under the influence of a neighboring soundtype of:
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nounthe pathological state resulting from the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganismstype of:
Definition that contains infection
- tuberculosis infection transmitted by inhalation or ingestion of tubercle bacilli and manifested in fever and small lesions (usually in the lungs but in various other parts of the body in acute stages)
- tb infection transmitted by inhalation or ingestion of tubercle bacilli and manifested in fever and small lesions (usually in the lungs but in various other parts of the body in acute stages)
- ringworm infections of the skin or nails caused by fungi and appearing as itching circular patches
- hiv infection by the human immunodeficiency virus
- roundworm infections of the skin or nails caused by fungi and appearing as itching circular patches
- toxoplasmosis infection caused by parasites transmitted to humans from infected cats; if contracted by a pregnant woman it can result in serious damage to the fetus
- tinea infections of the skin or nails caused by fungi and appearing as itching circular patches
- giardiasis infection of the intestines with protozoa found in contaminated food and water; characterized by diarrhea and nausea and flatulence and abdominal discomfort
- amebiosis infection by a disease-causing ameba
- t.b. infection transmitted by inhalation or ingestion of tubercle bacilli and manifested in fever and small lesions (usually in the lungs but in various other parts of the body in acute stages)