infectious

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Definitions

Adjective
easily spread; "fear is exceedingly infectious; children catch it from their elders"- Bertrand Russell
Adjective
of or relating to infection; "infectious hospital"; "infectious disease"
Adjective Satellite
caused by infection or capable of causing infection; "viruses and other infective agents"; "a carrier remains infective without himself showing signs of the disease"