infective
Able to contaminate
Infective means capable of causing infection, describing something that carries or transmits disease: infective bacteria, the infective stage of a parasite.
The word is largely interchangeable with infectious in medical contexts, though infective tends to emphasize the agent's capacity to infect rather than the ease of transmission.
Able to spread between individuals
- airborneTraveling through air
- dropletsMinute liquid globules
- fomitesPathogen-carrying inanimate objects
- vectorQuantity with direction
zoonotic · carrier · incubation · shedding · exposure · susceptible · contagious · communicable
Widespread disease occurrence
- pandemicGlobal disease outbreak
- endemicNative to one area
- outbreakSudden eruption of trouble
- quarantineIsolation preventing disease transmission
isolation · containment · surveillance · contact tracing · cluster · superspreader · hotspot · wave
Disease-causing microorganism
- microorganismMicroscopic living entity
- virulenceCapacity to cause disease
- toxinBiological-origin harm agent
- sepsisDangerous inflammatory infection response
disease · illness · inflammation · necrosis · suppuration · opportunistic · immunocompromised · colonization
Microscopic infectious agent
- rhinovirusCold-causing pathogen
- influenzaAcute viral respiratory infection
- coronavirusSpike-ringed viral family
- HIVAIDS-causing retrovirus
hepatitis · herpes · papillomavirus · adenovirus · norovirus · rotavirus · varicella · poliovirus
Bacteria-killing medication
- microbeMicroscopic living organism
- staphylococcusSpherical bacteria in clusters
- streptococcusSpherical bacteria in chains
- bacillusCylindrical bacterial cell
salmonella · listeria · mycobacterium · pneumococcus · tuberculosis · syphilis · chlamydia · gonorrhea
Protected from harm
- vaccineDisease prevention injection
- prophylaxisPreventive medical treatment
- antibodyProtein targeting foreign substances
- immunityProtected from harm
susceptible · resistant · immunization · booster · herd immunity · titer · attenuated · inoculation
One exploiting a host
- protozoanUnicellular eukaryotic life form
- toxoplasmosisParasitic infection from cats
- malariaMosquito-borne parasitic infection
- giardiaWaterborne intestinal parasite
amoeba · helminth · tapeworm · hookworm · roundworm · pinworm · leishmaniasis · cryptosporidium
Spore-bearing organism
- aspergillusGenus of filamentous fungi
- ringwormFungal skin infection
- thrushSpotted woodland vocalist
- yeastFermenting fungus
mycosis · antifungal · spore · athlete's foot · tinea · histoplasmosis · mold
transmissible
Able to spread between individuals
- airborneTraveling through air
- dropletsMinute liquid globules
- fomitesPathogen-carrying inanimate objects
vector · zoonotic · carrier · incubation · shedding · exposure · susceptible · contagious · communicable · contamination
epidemic
Widespread disease occurrence
quarantine · isolation · containment · surveillance · contact tracing · cluster · superspreader · hotspot · wave · surge
pathogen
Disease-causing microorganism
- microorganismMicroscopic living entity
- virulenceCapacity to cause disease
- toxinBiological-origin harm agent
sepsis · disease · illness · inflammation · necrosis · suppuration · opportunistic · immunocompromised · colonization · invasion
virus
Microscopic infectious agent
- rhinovirusCold-causing pathogen
- influenzaAcute viral respiratory infection
- coronavirusSpike-ringed viral family
HIV · hepatitis · herpes · papillomavirus · adenovirus · norovirus · rotavirus · varicella · poliovirus · dengue
antibiotic
Bacteria-killing medication
- microbeMicroscopic living organism
- staphylococcusSpherical bacteria in clusters
- streptococcusSpherical bacteria in chains
bacillus · salmonella · listeria · mycobacterium · pneumococcus · tuberculosis · syphilis · chlamydia · gonorrhea · pertussis
immune
Protected from harm
- vaccineDisease prevention injection
- prophylaxisPreventive medical treatment
- antibodyProtein targeting foreign substances
immunity · susceptible · resistant · immunization · booster · herd immunity · titer · attenuated · inoculation
parasite
One exploiting a host
- protozoanUnicellular eukaryotic life form
- toxoplasmosisParasitic infection from cats
- malariaMosquito-borne parasitic infection
giardia · amoeba · helminth · tapeworm · hookworm · roundworm · pinworm · leishmaniasis · cryptosporidium · antiparasitic
fungus
Spore-bearing organism
- aspergillusGenus of filamentous fungi
- ringwormFungal skin infection
- thrushSpotted woodland vocalist
yeast · mycosis · antifungal · spore · athlete's foot · tinea · histoplasmosis · mold
symptomatic
Showing signs of disease
- asymptomaticDiseased without outward signs
- febrileHaving a fever
- acuteIntensely severe or perceptive
chronic · latent · prodromal · convalescent · morbidity · prognosis · diagnosis · culture · serology · PCR
infectivenon-infectious
Cannot be caught
sterile · aseptic · noncommunicable · antiseptic · disinfected
infectivehealthful
Promoting physical wellbeing
therapeutic · healing · curative · beneficial · salubrious
- ear infectionInflamed auditory canal
- sinus infectionInflamed nasal cavity illness
- infectious diseasesPathogen-caused transmissible conditions
- viral infectionDisease caused by microbes
- eye infectionPathogen invading ocular tissue
- kidney infectionBacterial illness of renal organ
infection, infectious, infecting, infections, disinfecting, disinfection, infectiously, noninfectious, infectiousness