noninfectious
adjective
non·in·fec·tious
ˌnän-in-ˈfek-shəs 
: not infectious or caused by infection
noninfectious diseases
a vaccine containing inactivated noninfectious viruses
noninfectious allergic conjunctivitis
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Their discoveries have opened up a new chapter in medicine, paving the way for new vaccines for other infectious diseases, including the flu, and treatments for noninfectious diseases such as cancer.
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Katie Hunt, CNN, 2 Oct. 2023
When the incidence of a noninfectious disease changes so quickly — faster than our genomes can possibly accumulate new mutations that increase susceptibility — scientists suspect that changes in the environment are responsible.
—Moises Velasquez-Manoff, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2023
The remaining challenges to public health there, it was thought, stemmed from noninfectious conditions such as cancer, heart disease and degenerative diseases.
—Maryn McKenna, Scientific American, 1 Sep. 2020
Fischman: And noninfectious ones like cancer and heart disease, reproductive health and mental health.
—Josh Fischman, Scientific American, 1 Mar. 2023
Another is to use noninfectious viral components, such as the proteins used for flu vaccines.
—Matthew Woodruff, The Conversation, 25 Jan. 2023
The adult population with ITP, a chronic and noninfectious disease, numbers approximately 100,000 in the United States, with women outnumbering men by some three to two.
—Robert A Norman, Discover Magazine, 16 Sep. 2011
Your wife would be considered noninfectious on day 10, but the most conservative recommendation is to discontinue isolation only after a person has tested negative (ideally, two negative tests taken 48 hours apart) after day 5.
—Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 28 Dec. 2022
Virus preparations pure enough to crystallize usually provide the best material for chemical studies, allowing scientists to split the poliovirus into infectious and noninfectious parts and lay the groundwork for development of the polio vaccine.
—Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Nov. 2022
Katie Hunt, CNN, 2 Oct. 2023
When the incidence of a noninfectious disease changes so quickly — faster than our genomes can possibly accumulate new mutations that increase susceptibility — scientists suspect that changes in the environment are responsible.
—Moises Velasquez-Manoff, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2023
The remaining challenges to public health there, it was thought, stemmed from noninfectious conditions such as cancer, heart disease and degenerative diseases.
—Maryn McKenna, Scientific American, 1 Sep. 2020
Fischman: And noninfectious ones like cancer and heart disease, reproductive health and mental health.
—Josh Fischman, Scientific American, 1 Mar. 2023
Another is to use noninfectious viral components, such as the proteins used for flu vaccines.
—Matthew Woodruff, The Conversation, 25 Jan. 2023
The adult population with ITP, a chronic and noninfectious disease, numbers approximately 100,000 in the United States, with women outnumbering men by some three to two.
—Robert A Norman, Discover Magazine, 16 Sep. 2011
Your wife would be considered noninfectious on day 10, but the most conservative recommendation is to discontinue isolation only after a person has tested negative (ideally, two negative tests taken 48 hours apart) after day 5.
—Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 28 Dec. 2022
Virus preparations pure enough to crystallize usually provide the best material for chemical studies, allowing scientists to split the poliovirus into infectious and noninfectious parts and lay the groundwork for development of the polio vaccine.
—Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Nov. 2022
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noninfectious
adjective
non·in·fec·tious
-in-ˈfek-shəs
: not infectious
noninfectious disease
noninfectious endocarditis
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