English-Finnish translations for infectious

• tarttuva
  Se on suunnattoman tarttuva sairaus, ja se on tappava sairaus. It is immensely infectious and deadly.
  BSE ei ole tarttuva tauti, joka leviää eläimestä toiseen. BSE is not an infectious disease that is transmitted horizontally.
  Kolera on erittäin tarttuva tauti. Sen aiheuttaa bakteeri, joka saa aikaan suolistotulehduksen. Cholera is a highly infectious disease caused by a bacterium which creates an intestinal infection.
• tartuntavaarallinen

Definition of infectious

• Transmitted from one person to another, usually through the air breathed
• Able to infect others
• Spreading quickly from one person to another
• Memorable and invoking excitement or interest

Examples

• Cancer is not infectious.
• More infectious diseases like the flu are usually less potent.
• Despite feeling better, the patient is still infectious.
• Her enthusiasm for work can be really infectious.
• Pop music is more infectious than elevator music.

Related words

• infectiousness
• toxi-infectious
• infectious disease
• infectious mononucleosis
• infectious disease control
• infectious disease specialist
• infectious necrotic hepatitis
• infectious arthritis
• infectious diarrhea