infectious disease

noun

: a disease (such as influenza, malaria, meningitis, rabies, or tetanus) caused by the entrance into the body of pathogenic agents or microorganisms (such as bacteria, viruses, protozoans, or fungi) which grow and multiply there compare communicable disease, contagious disease

Examples of infectious disease in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Phyllis Arthur is the senior vice president of infectious disease and emerging science policy at the Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO). —Phyllis Arthur, STAT, 13 May 2024

After all, this is a pathogen that has loomed large in the minds of infectious disease experts for its potential to cause a deadly human pandemic. —Lisa Jarvis, Twin Cities, 10 May 2024

Bird flu can spread to humans, however, cases of human infection are rare, Linda Yancey, MD, infectious disease specialist at Memorial Hermann Health System in Houston, told Verywell in an email. —Alyssa Hui, Verywell Health, 3 May 2024

For example, the White House recently issued a Global Health Security Strategy that allegedly aims to enhance prevention and response to infectious disease threats worldwide. —Cynthia M. Ho, STAT, 28 Apr. 2024

The animals are threatened by deforestation, climate change and infectious disease. —Emily Anthes Chang W. Lee, New York Times, 15 Apr. 2024

Health officials encouraged anyone who was at one of the exposure locations on those days to confirm they’ve been vaccinated against measles, a highly infectious disease that causes a rash and other serious symptoms that may become life-threatening for certain people. —Hannah Wiley, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2024

Sign up for Outbreaks Near Me and help medical researchers track infectious disease and save lives. —Bob Hirshon, Discover Magazine, 1 Apr. 2024

But every practitioner should at least be aware of the possibility of MBP abuse because victims often toggle among many different specialists, such as gastroenterologists, pediatric neurologists, and infectious disease physicians, Gavril says. —Sarah Klein, TIME, 18 Apr. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1600, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

infectious disease

noun

: a disease caused by the presence, growth, and increase in numbers of germs in the body

Medical Definition

infectious disease

noun

: a disease (as influenza, malaria, meningitis, rabies, or tetanus) caused by the entrance into the body of pathogenic agents or microorganisms (as bacteria, viruses, protozoans, or fungi) which grow and multiply there compare communicable disease, contagious disease