| infectiousness | The state or quality of being infectious. Synonym: infectiosity. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| infective | Capable of transmitting an infection. Synonym: infectious. (05 Mar 2000) |
| infective embolism | Plugging of an artery by an embolus detached from a suppurating thrombus. Synonym: infective embolism. (05 Mar 2000) |
| infective endocarditis | Endocarditis due to infection by microorganisms. (05 Mar 2000) |
| infective jaundice | Acute onset of malaise, fever, myalgia, nausea, anorexia, abdominal pain, and icterus caused by members of the genus Leptospira. (05 Mar 2000) |
| infective thrombus | A thrombus formed in septic phlebitis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| infectivity | 1. The characteristic of a disease agent that embodies capability of entering, surviving in, and multiplying in a susceptible host. 2. The proportion of exposures in defined circumstances that result in infection. (05 Mar 2000) |