in·fec·tious
adj 1 : capable of causing infection <a carrier remains without exhibiting signs of disease> <viruses and other agents> 2 : communicable by invasion of the body of a susceptible organism <all contagious diseases are also , but it does not follow that all diseases are contagious -W. A. Hagan> - compare CONTAGIOUS1 in*fec*tious*ly adv in*fec*tious*ness n
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