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infectiousness

American  
[in-fek-shuhs-nis] / ɪnˈfɛk ʃəs nɪs /

noun

  1. the state or quality of being infectious.


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The researchers compared the infectiousness of two strains of avian flu, including H5N1, at different viral particle levels in mice lacking the IFITM3 gene and normal mice.

From Science Daily Nov. 14, 2024

It displays a familiarity with the sonic principles of old-fashioned country, while maintaining the infectiousness of current pop.

From New York Times Mar. 26, 2024

While the at-home tests aren’t always great at catching infections early on, they are our best available tool to measure infectiousness.

From Seattle Times Aug. 31, 2023

By the beginning of 2022 Omicron had become the dominant strain in the U.S., its seeming boundless infectiousness surpassing that of all previous variants.

From Scientific American Dec. 14, 2022

Doctor Jim lived on with his habits unchanged, his laugh, only, losing something in volume and more in infectiousness.

From Our Nervous Friends — Illustrating the Mastery of Nervousness by Carroll, Robert S.

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