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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But protections against infectious disease are continuing to falter, both domestically and abroad, through sheer neglect.
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Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 21 May 2026
The Chicago Department of Public Health said that while the CDC Chicago Port Health Station at O'Hare conducts general infectious disease surveillance all the time, at the moment there is no enhanced screening being conducted for Ebola.
—Victor Jacobo, CBS News, 20 May 2026
At least one infectious disease expert agreed.
—Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 20 May 2026
Many infectious disease experts are watching the current outbreak unfold with growing alarm.
—Gabrielle Emanuel, NPR, 20 May 2026
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Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 21 May 2026
The Chicago Department of Public Health said that while the CDC Chicago Port Health Station at O'Hare conducts general infectious disease surveillance all the time, at the moment there is no enhanced screening being conducted for Ebola.
—Victor Jacobo, CBS News, 20 May 2026
At least one infectious disease expert agreed.
—Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 20 May 2026
Many infectious disease experts are watching the current outbreak unfold with growing alarm.
—Gabrielle Emanuel, NPR, 20 May 2026
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“Infectious disease.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/infectious%20disease. Accessed 23 May. 2026.
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