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infectious vs contagious

infectious

Definitions

adjective

  1. caused by infection or capable of causing infection
  2. easily spread
  3. of or relating to infection

Examples

Poverty is something that is contagious and infectious in our community.

Poor sanitation always leads to the spread of disease and to deaths from infectious diseases.

The songs are irritatingly infectious with enough angst to keep the moodiest teenagers frowning.

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contagious

Definitions

adjective

  1. easily diffused or spread as from one person to another
  2. (of disease) capable of being transmitted by infection

Examples

Poverty is something that is contagious and infectious in our community.

Scarlet fever is highly contagious.

Half-an-hour later they were launching the canoe and loading up, while the storekeeper made jocular remarks about poor, weak mortals and the contagiousness of "stampedin 'fever.

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