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caused by infection or capable of causing infection; "viruses and other infective agents"; "a carrier remains infective without himself showing signs of the disease" easily spread; "fear is exceedingly infectious; children catch it from their elders"- Bertrand Russell of or relating to infection; "infectious hospital"; "infectious disease"
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| infectious disease |
a disease transmitted only by a specific kind of contact
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| infectious hepatitis |
hepatitis A: an acute but benign form of viral hepatitis caused by an RNA virus that does not persist in the blood serum and is usually transmitted by ingesting food or drink that is contaminated with fecal matter
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| infectious mononucleosis |
an acute disease characterized by fever and swollen lymph nodes and an abnormal increase of mononuclear leucocytes or monocytes in the bloodstream; not highly contagious; some believe it can be transmitted by kissing
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| infectious polyneuritis |
Guillain-Barre syndrome: a form of peripheral polyneuritis characterized by pain and weakness and sometimes paralysis of the limbs; cause is unknown
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