Infectious - Definition
infectious
adj 1: caused by infection or capable of causing infection;
"viruses and other infective agents"; "a carrier remains
infective without himself showing signs of the disease"
[syn: infectious, infective]
2: easily spread; "fear is exceedingly infectious; children
catch it from their elders"- Bertrand Russell [ant:
noninfectious]
3: of or relating to infection; "infectious hospital";
"infectious disease"