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Infectious disease
/ɪnfˈɛkʃəs dɪzˈiːz/
/ɪnfˈɛkʃəs dɪzˈiːz/Infectious disease
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an illness that can be transmitted from one person, animal, or object to another, and can spread quickly through a community
infectious disease
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Example
Vaccination programs have historically prevented the spread of infectious diseases.
The infectious disease had the potential to carry off entire populations.
The vaccination campaign successfully eradicated the spread of the infectious disease.
The vaccine development team successfully neutralized the spread of the infectious disease last year.
The medical researcher authored a treatise on infectious diseases, detailing new treatments and prevention methods.
