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infectious

[in-fek-shuhs] / ɪnˈfɛk ʃəs /


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It's time to play the music, as the infectious theme tune goes - The Muppet Show is back on the small screen, for the first time in four decades.

From BBC

A person with active TB can develop symptoms and is infectious; a person with a latent tuberculosis infection cannot spread the bacteria to others and doesn’t feel sick.

From Los Angeles Times

"We are so proud of everything she achieved in her life and can't begin to imagine life without her infectious smile and laughter all around us," they said in a statement in October.

From BBC

“A hundred years ago, dogs and cats were dying of infectious diseases,” Becker says.

From The Wall Street Journal

Despite how common toxoplasmosis is, it has received far less attention than many other infectious diseases.

From Science Daily