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Infection vs Infectiousness - What's the difference?

infection | infectiousness |

As nouns the difference between infection and infectiousness

is that infection is the act or process of infecting while infectiousness is the state or condition of being infectious.

infection

English

(wikipedia infection)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (pathology) The act or process of infecting.
  • An uncontrolled growth of harmful microorganisms in a host.
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    Related terms

    * infect * infected * infectable

    Derived terms

    * spurious infection

    infectiousness

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • The state or condition of being infectious.

    • Synonyms

    * infectiosity