non-contagious
Cannot spread between
Non-contagious describes a disease or condition that cannot spread from one person to another through contact, air, or bodily fluids.
Heart disease, diabetes, and cancer are non-contagious—you can't catch them from someone who has them.
The term distinguishes these conditions from infectious diseases like flu or measles: The rash looks alarming but it's completely non-contagious.
Relating to heredity
- hereditaryPassed through generations
- autoimmuneBody attacks itself
- degenerativeCausing progressive decline
- metabolicOf bodily chemistry
diabetes · arthritis · asthma · allergies · cancer · environmental · congenital
Free from pathogens
- antisepticMicrobe-killing substance
- disinfectedFreed from harmful microorganisms
- sanitizedCleansed of contaminants
- germ-freeLacking any microorganisms
decontaminated · sterilized · autoclaved · pasteurized · uninfected · uncontaminated · surgical · clinical
Causing no injury
- innocuousCausing no harm
- noninfectiousCannot pass to others
- risk-freeHaving no downside
- benignNot harmful or threatening
nontransmissible · non-communicable · contained · localized · isolated · self-limiting · low-risk
Kept from harm
- resistantWithstanding external forces
- vaccinatedGiven disease prevention
- immunizedMade disease-resistant
- shieldedProtected from harm
antibodies · unexposed · impervious · fortified · inoculated · seropositive
genetic
Relating to heredity
- hereditaryPassed through generations
- autoimmuneBody attacks itself
- degenerativeCausing progressive decline
metabolic · diabetes · arthritis · asthma · allergies · cancer · environmental · congenital
aseptic
Free from pathogens
- antisepticMicrobe-killing substance
- disinfectedFreed from harmful microorganisms
- sanitizedCleansed of contaminants
germ-free · decontaminated · sterilized · autoclaved · pasteurized · uninfected · uncontaminated · surgical · clinical · medical-grade
harmless
Causing no injury
- innocuousCausing no harm
- noninfectiousCannot pass to others
- risk-freeHaving no downside
benign · nontransmissible · non-communicable · contained · localized · isolated · self-limiting · low-risk
protected
Kept from harm
- resistantWithstanding external forces
- vaccinatedGiven disease prevention
- immunizedMade disease-resistant
shielded · antibodies · unexposed · impervious · fortified · inoculated · seropositive
non-contagiouscontagious
Transmissible between people
infectious · communicable · transmissible · catching · highly contagious