Infectious disease

/ɪnfˈɛkʃəs dɪzˈiːz/

Infectious disease

an illness that can be transmitted from one person, animal, or object to another, and can spread quickly through a community

Examples

1. Infectious disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci will throw out the first pitch.

2. One in every 125 people died of infectious diseases every year.

3. -Lots of infectious diseases come from animals.

4. -Lots of infectious diseases come from animals.