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
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Ross Boyce used to wear one before becoming an infectious disease physician and malaria researcher at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
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Jonathan Lambert, NPR, 7 Oct. 2025
That guidance was based on recommendations from the CDC’s former Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, a long-standing panel of infectious disease experts.
—Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Oct. 2025
Where Ohio listeria cases have been reported Since the beginning of June, Ohio has reported 16 total cases of listeriosis, according to the state's infectious disease dashboard, meaning the state has seen some cases outside the recent outbreak.
—Mariyam Muhammad, Cincinnati Enquirer, 2 Oct. 2025
Aileen Marty, an infectious disease expert at Florida International University, warned that removing vaccine requirements would leave children vulnerable to illnesses many parents no longer recognize.
—Raisa Habersham, Miami Herald, 26 Sep. 2025
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Jonathan Lambert, NPR, 7 Oct. 2025
That guidance was based on recommendations from the CDC’s former Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, a long-standing panel of infectious disease experts.
—Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Oct. 2025
Where Ohio listeria cases have been reported Since the beginning of June, Ohio has reported 16 total cases of listeriosis, according to the state's infectious disease dashboard, meaning the state has seen some cases outside the recent outbreak.
—Mariyam Muhammad, Cincinnati Enquirer, 2 Oct. 2025
Aileen Marty, an infectious disease expert at Florida International University, warned that removing vaccine requirements would leave children vulnerable to illnesses many parents no longer recognize.
—Raisa Habersham, Miami Herald, 26 Sep. 2025
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“Infectious disease.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/infectious%20disease. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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