infectious disease

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singular : infectious disease
plural : infectious diseases

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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
(in plural) the medical specialty focused on the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of infectious diseases