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Infectiousness vs Infectivity - What's the difference?

infectiousness | infectivity |

As nouns the difference between infectiousness and infectivity

is that infectiousness is the state or condition of being infectious while infectivity is the ability of a pathogen to establish an infection.

infectiousness

English

Noun

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

    • Synonyms

    * infectiosity

    infectivity

    English

    Noun

  • The ability of a pathogen to establish an infection
  • * 1972 , Charles Allan Birch, The House Physician's Handbook (page 70)
    • The reputation for low infectivity of rubella was probably based on failure to recognise rashless cases.