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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The county estimates that nearly 80 percent of kids ages five to 17 were not vaccinated this season and that breakdown sounds familiar to Dr. Edmund Milder, a pediatric infectious disease specialist at Rady Children’s Hospital in San Diego.
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Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Feb. 2025
The infectious disease specialist said the vaccine is most effective at preventing tuberculosis that is in other parts of the body outside of the lungs.
—Hannah Poukish, Sacramento Bee, 5 Feb. 2025
Should North Carolina residents be worried? Dr. David Weber, an infectious disease specialist at the UNC School of Medicine, and Dr. Nicholas Turner, an infectious disease specialist at Duke Health, say no.
—Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 30 Jan. 2025
In 2023, tuberculosis overtook COVID-19 as the most deadly infectious disease, with 1.25 million people who died from infections.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 29 Jan. 2025
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Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Feb. 2025
The infectious disease specialist said the vaccine is most effective at preventing tuberculosis that is in other parts of the body outside of the lungs.
—Hannah Poukish, Sacramento Bee, 5 Feb. 2025
Should North Carolina residents be worried? Dr. David Weber, an infectious disease specialist at the UNC School of Medicine, and Dr. Nicholas Turner, an infectious disease specialist at Duke Health, say no.
—Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 30 Jan. 2025
In 2023, tuberculosis overtook COVID-19 as the most deadly infectious disease, with 1.25 million people who died from infections.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 29 Jan. 2025
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“Infectious disease.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/infectious%20disease. Accessed 14 Feb. 2025.
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