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Infect is exactly the right word. Infectious disease is also called transmissible diseases. Infectious microorganism or agent can be a virus, bacterium, proto
by nabla9 5y ago
Infect is exactly the right word.
Infectious disease is also called transmissible diseases. Infectious microorganism or agent can be a virus, bacterium, protozoan, prion, viroid, or fungus.
- webmaven 5y agoDon't forget memes. Not the current pop-culture meaning of the term, but the original Dawkins version, which stretches to cover things like mass-hysteria.