infectable
Able to sicken
Infectable describes something capable of being infected—susceptible to invasion by pathogens or, figuratively, to the spread of ideas or influence.
The term appears in medical and technical contexts: The tissue remained infectable even after treatment.
In computing, an infectable file can be compromised by malware.
Open to attack
- susceptibleEasily influenced or harmed
- exposedOut in open
- unprotectedWithout safeguard or shield
- proneInclined or face-down
defenseless · at-risk · immunocompromised · weakened · predisposed · receptive · permeable · penetrable
Harmful computer programs
- virusMicroscopic infectious agent
- wormLimbless soil invertebrate
- systemConnected parts forming whole
- deviceConstructed tool or machine
network · computer · software · vulnerable · exploit · payload · compromised · botnet
Disease-causing microorganism
- virusMicroscopic infectious agent
- bacteriaNucleus-free single-celled organisms
- fungusSpore-bearing organism
- parasiteOne exploiting a host
microbe · germ · microorganism · agent · prion · spore · communicable · transmissible
Quantity with direction
- carrierOne that transports
- hostOne receiving guests
- spreadTo distribute widely
- contagionDisease spread by contact
contact · airborne · droplet · zoonotic · bloodborne · waterborne · reservoir · incubation
vulnerable
Open to attack
- susceptibleEasily influenced or harmed
- exposedOut in open
- unprotectedWithout safeguard or shield
prone · defenseless · at-risk · immunocompromised · weakened · predisposed · receptive · permeable · penetrable · open
malware
Harmful computer programs
device · network · computer · software · vulnerable · exploit · payload · compromised · botnet · ransomware
pathogen
Disease-causing microorganism
- virusMicroscopic infectious agent
- bacteriaNucleus-free single-celled organisms
- fungusSpore-bearing organism
parasite · microbe · germ · microorganism · agent · prion · spore · communicable · transmissible · catching
vector
Quantity with direction
contagion · contact · airborne · droplet · zoonotic · bloodborne · waterborne · reservoir · incubation · exposure
patient
Able to wait calmly
organ · implant · catheter · surgical · septic · sterile · aseptic · immunosuppressed · hospitalized · incision
infectableimmune
Protected from harm
uninfectable · resistant · impervious · protected · invulnerable
infect, infected, infecting, infects, infection, infections, infectious, infectiously, infectiousness