infectious diseases

Cultural  

1. Diseases caused by the growth of pathogenic organisms in the body. Some of these diseases may also be contagious diseases.

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Example Sentences

People living in cities faced higher exposure to infectious diseases that spread easily in crowds, greater competition for land and essential resources and increasing inequality.

From Science Daily

As a global health epidemiologist who studies the spread of infectious diseases, this change in status does not surprise me.

From Salon

Not clothes inside, for instance, opening windows and not putting the heat on too high, explains Riina Rautemaa-Richardson, an expert in fungal infectious diseases at Manchester University.

From BBC

This connection strengthens the theory that infectious diseases contributed to the disastrous outcome of the 1812 campaign, along with other factors such as exhaustion, starvation, and the brutal Russian winter.

From Science Daily

They were also associated with an increased risk for tobacco use, infectious diseases including HIV and viral hepatitis, and autoimmune diseases.

From Science Daily