| INFECTING | • infecting v. Present participle of infect. • INFECT v. to contaminate with germs. | 
| INFECTION | • infection n. (Pathology) The act or process of infecting. • infection n. An uncontrolled growth of harmful microorganisms in a host. • infection n. A disease caused by a pathogen. | 
| INFECTIVE | • infective adj. Able to cause infection; infectious. • infective n. (Epidemiology) A person who is capable of spreading a disease by infecting others. • INFECTIVE adj. infectious. | 
| INFECTIONS | • infections n. Plural of infection. • INFECTION n. the act of infecting. | 
| INFECTIOUS | • infectious adj. (Pathology, of an illness) Caused by an agent that enters the host’s body (such as a bacterium, virus… • infectious adj. (Pathology, of a person) Able to infect others. • infectious adj. (Of feelings and behaviour) Spreading quickly from one person to another. | 
| INFECTIVELY | • INFECTIVE adv. infectious. | 
| INFECTIVITY | • infectivity n. The ability of a pathogen to establish an infection. • INFECTIVITY n. the state of being infective. | 
| INFECTIOUSLY | • infectiously adv. In an infectious manner. • INFECTIOUS adv. capable of causing infection. | 
| INFECTIVENESS | • infectiveness n. The state or quality of being infective. • INFECTIVE n. infectious. | 
| INFECTIVITIES | • infectivities n. Plural of infectivity. • INFECTIVITY n. the state of being infective. | 
| INFECTIOUSNESS | • infectiousness n. The state or condition of being infectious. • INFECTIOUSNESS n. the state of being infectious. | 
| INFECTIVENESSES | • INFECTIVENESS n. INFECTIVE, infectious. |