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

Leprosy, he told them, is one of the least contagious of all infectious diseases; he’d never caught it himself.

From The Wall Street Journal

A drop in NK cells can weaken immune performance, raising the likelihood of various health issues, including infectious diseases, cancers, and mental health conditions such as depression.

From Science Daily

According to the authors, 44 countries have seen tenfold increases in at least 13 infectious diseases compared with levels observed before the pandemic.

From Science Daily

For many years, Dr. Dean Blumberg, chief of pediatric infectious diseases at the University of California, Davis, said the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has been the “voice of reason for vaccine information.”

From Salon

“We are doing harm by changing this wording,” Dr. Cody Meissner, a former chief of division of pediatric infectious diseases at the Tufts Medical Center, said as he cast his vote against the measure.

From Barron's