infectious disease
noun
: a disease (such as influenza, malaria, meningitis, rabies, or tetanus) caused by the entrance into the body of pathogenic agents or microorganisms (such as bacteria, viruses, protozoans, or fungi) which grow and multiply there compare communicable disease, contagious disease
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In 2023, tuberculosis overtook COVID-19 as the most deadly infectious disease, with 1.25 million people who died from infections.
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Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 29 Jan. 2025
In 2024, there were 65 active tuberculosis cases in Wyandotte County and 14 in Johnson County, according to the Kansas Department of Health and Environment’s infectious disease dashboard.
—Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 28 Jan. 2025
As the head of HHS, there's a whole host of ways that Kennedy could change the landscape of childhood vaccines in the U.S., which infectious disease experts say could lead to a resurgence of infectious diseases among children, including meningitis and polio.
—Selena Simmons-Duffin, NPR, 28 Jan. 2025
Babies have the best chance of avoiding complications from syphilis if their mothers get treatment at least 30 days before their birth, said Dr. Sara Saporta-Keating, an assistant professor of pediatrics specializing in infectious disease at University of Colorado’s School of Medicine.
—Meg Wingerter, The Denver Post, 28 Jan. 2025
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Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 29 Jan. 2025
In 2024, there were 65 active tuberculosis cases in Wyandotte County and 14 in Johnson County, according to the Kansas Department of Health and Environment’s infectious disease dashboard.
—Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 28 Jan. 2025
As the head of HHS, there's a whole host of ways that Kennedy could change the landscape of childhood vaccines in the U.S., which infectious disease experts say could lead to a resurgence of infectious diseases among children, including meningitis and polio.
—Selena Simmons-Duffin, NPR, 28 Jan. 2025
Babies have the best chance of avoiding complications from syphilis if their mothers get treatment at least 30 days before their birth, said Dr. Sara Saporta-Keating, an assistant professor of pediatrics specializing in infectious disease at University of Colorado’s School of Medicine.
—Meg Wingerter, The Denver Post, 28 Jan. 2025
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“Infectious disease.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/infectious%20disease. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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