infectious disease (English, noun)
expansion: infectious disease (plural infectious diseases)
Senses:
topics: medicine
sciences
glosses: An illness caused by a specific infectious agent (bacterium, virus, fungus, protozoa, prion etc.), that results from transmission of that agent from an infected person, animal, or reservoir to a susceptible host.
topics: medicine
sciences
glosses: A medical specialty dealing with the diagnosis, control and treatment of infections.
Forms:
form: infectious diseases
tags: plural