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

Soldiers died in combat, from wounds, and most often from epidemics of infectious diseases such as dysentery, typhoid fever, or measles.

From Literature

The drugmaker is splitting its Human Health business into an oncology unit and a specialty, pharmaceuticals, and infectious diseases unit.

From Barron's

Many infectious diseases rely on just a handful of species to keep spreading.

From Science Daily

"Our work lays the foundation for developing precision prevention strategies for infectious diseases," says Wang.

From Science Daily

For more than ten years, Jeffrey Shaman and colleagues, including Sen Pei, have worked to improve methods for tracking and simulating the spread of infectious diseases such as influenza and COVID-19.

From Science Daily