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Infected vs Contagious - What's the difference?

infected | contagious |

As adjectives the difference between infected and contagious

is that infected is referring to something that has received an infection while contagious is of a disease, easily transmitted to others.

As a verb infected

is (infect).

infected

English

Verb

(head)
  • (infect)
  • Slowly, the strange alien virus infected the whole town.

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • referring to something that has received an infection
  • The infected bodies were hastily piled up and burned.

    contagious

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Of a disease, easily transmitted to others.
  • The flu was so contagious that everybody in town got sick!
  • Of a fashion, laughter, etc., easily passed on to others.
  • Wearing jeans was a contagious fad at that time.
  • Of a person, having a disease that can be transmitted to another person by touch.
  • They were highly contagious , spreading bacteria to other people.

    Synonyms

    * (of a disease) catching, infectious * infectious

    Antonyms

    * non-contagious

    Derived terms

    * contagiousness * contagion