Contagiousness vs Infection - What's the difference?
contagiousness | infection |
The state or condition of being contagious.
(pathology) The act or process of infecting.
An uncontrolled growth of harmful microorganisms in a host.
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As nouns the difference between contagiousness and infection
is that contagiousness is the state or condition of being contagious while infection is the act or process of infecting.contagiousness
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Noun
(-)Synonyms
* contagiositySee also
* infectiosity * infectiousnessinfection
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(wikipedia infection)Noun
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