adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
infectious (= spreading from one person to another )
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Her enthusiasm was infectious.
infectious/contagious (= that spreads quickly from one person to another )
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The disease is highly contagious.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
highly
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Foot and mouth disease is caused by a highly infectious virus which animals either eat or inhale.
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The countryside has been virtually shut down in a bid to contain the highly infectious disease.
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The nasal discharge and the discharge from the abscesses is highly infectious and this is how strangles is spread to other horses.
■ NOUN
agent
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The crowded conditions they lived in were ideal for passing on an infectious agent .
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Immediate priorities should include improving facilities to deal with infectious agents that require high level microbiological safety precautions. iii.
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It seems unlikely to be an infectious agent that is causing the problem as only Koi and Orfe are affected.
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Better understanding of animal reservoirs and vectors of infectious agents is important in anticipating and controlling emerging infections.
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Whereas blood recipients can easily receive infectious agents , passing them on is difficult.
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Estimated costs for some infectious agents are equally staggering.
disease
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Those with infectious diseases , too, were excluded, and children who were vulnerable to them.
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At the same time, our ability to detect, contain, and prevent emerging infectious diseases is in jeopardy.
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Final microbiological diagnosis was made by two infectious disease specialists who weighed all available clinical evidence.
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And most important, are they working properly, so that they can protect Getty from AIDS-related infectious disease ?
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Apart from smallpox it was the first major infectious disease to decline.
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In his short life, he had been a paratrooper and a physician, specializing in infectious diseases .
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In the case of acute infectious diseases , attempts are made to isolate a single identifiable organism.
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B.. Develop more effective international surveillance networks for the anticipation, recognition, control, and prevention of emerging infectious diseases .
enthusiasm
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This was not by drama, but by being around, and by being himself, and by an infectious enthusiasm .
smile
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His infectious smile and sense of fun was highly reminiscent of Gedge anyway.
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He was a snub-nosed little fellow in a grubby shirt, with an infectious smile .
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Doctors say that the disease is most infectious in the first twenty-four hours.
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Heavy drinkers are generally more susceptible to infectious diseases.
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Sheila has an infectious smile.
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The vaccine protects against Hepatitis B, a highly infectious virus.