uninfectious
Cannot spread disease
Uninfectious describes something that cannot transmit disease or infection to others.
A person may carry an illness but be uninfectious once past the contagious phase: The doctor confirmed she was uninfectious and could return to work.
The word is less common than its synonym noninfectious.
Withstanding external forces
- immuneProtected from harm
- protectedKept from harm
- immunizedMade disease-resistant
- vaccinatedGiven disease prevention
antibodies · immunity · inoculated · defended · shielded · unsusceptible · refractory · tolerant
Lacking any microorganisms
- asepticFree from pathogens
- antisepticMicrobe-killing substance
- sanitizedCleansed of contaminants
- sterilizedFreed from microorganisms
decontaminated · pasteurized · autoclaved · purified · clean · hygienic · surgical · clinical
Cannot spread between hosts
- noncommunicableCannot be transmitted
- nonvirulentIncapable of causing disease
- harmlessCausing no injury
- benignNot harmful or threatening
innocuous · safe · contained · isolated · quarantined · localized · nonpropagating · self-limiting
resistant
Withstanding external forces
vaccinated · antibodies · immunity · inoculated · defended · shielded · unsusceptible · refractory · tolerant · seropositive
germ-free
Lacking any microorganisms
- asepticFree from pathogens
- antisepticMicrobe-killing substance
- sanitizedCleansed of contaminants
sterilized · decontaminated · pasteurized · autoclaved · purified · clean · hygienic · surgical · clinical · laboratory
nontransmissible
Cannot spread between hosts
- noncommunicableCannot be transmitted
- nonvirulentIncapable of causing disease
- harmlessCausing no injury
benign · innocuous · safe · contained · isolated · quarantined · localized · nonpropagating · self-limiting · dormant
uninfectiousinfectious
Able to spread disease
contagious · communicable · transmissible · viral · catching
infect, infects, infected, infecting, infection, infections, infectious, infectiousness, infective