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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Fox News Digital previously spoke with Tammy Lundstrom, chief medical officer and infectious disease specialist for Trinity Health in Michigan, about the risks of infection.
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Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 6 June 2025
Beyond oncology, Epic Care offers a wide range of specialties, including breast health and surgery, plastic surgery, bariatric surgery, endocrinology, internal medicine, infectious disease, lab services, and ACR accredited diagnostic imaging.
—Rowan Briggs, Mercury News, 5 June 2025
Off the building’s main delivery entrance, where samples arrive from the field, is a cooler where deceased animals are stored for examination for signs of infectious disease, especially rabies.
—Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 June 2025
At baseline, the data showed that about 1 in 5 children between the ages of 2 and 5 were estimated to have dental caries, a chronic infectious disease involving tooth decay and cavities, along with more than half of children ages 6 to 12 and more than 57% of teenagers.
—Deidre McPhillips, CNN Money, 30 May 2025
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Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 6 June 2025
Beyond oncology, Epic Care offers a wide range of specialties, including breast health and surgery, plastic surgery, bariatric surgery, endocrinology, internal medicine, infectious disease, lab services, and ACR accredited diagnostic imaging.
—Rowan Briggs, Mercury News, 5 June 2025
Off the building’s main delivery entrance, where samples arrive from the field, is a cooler where deceased animals are stored for examination for signs of infectious disease, especially rabies.
—Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 June 2025
At baseline, the data showed that about 1 in 5 children between the ages of 2 and 5 were estimated to have dental caries, a chronic infectious disease involving tooth decay and cavities, along with more than half of children ages 6 to 12 and more than 57% of teenagers.
—Deidre McPhillips, CNN Money, 30 May 2025
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“Infectious disease.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/infectious%20disease. Accessed 13 Jun. 2025.
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