English-Portuguese translations for infectious

• infeccioso
  Eu própria fui picada por agulhas e instrumentos potencialmente infecciosos. I myself have been pricked by potentially infectious needles and instruments.
  Tais práticas de reciclagem conduzem forçosamente à concentração e acumulação de elementos que são ou infecciosos ou tóxicos. These practices inevitably lead to the concentration and accumulation of elements which are either infectious or toxic.
• contagioso
  Poderemos investigar a possibilidade de um animal vacinado ainda ser contagioso? Can we examine whether a vaccinated animal is still infectious?
  Tenho quase a impressão de que, infelizmente, os discursos deste tipo são contagiosos.I tend to get the impression that speeches of this kind are, unfortunately, infectious.
  A coexistência parece ser uma coisa boa, mas também sabemos que os OGM são contagiosos. Co-existence sounds good, but we also know that GMOs are infectious.

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