Infectious vs. Catching — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Infectious and Catching
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Infectious
Capable of causing infection
An infectious microorganism.
Catching
Infectious.
Infectious
Capable of being transmitted by infection
An infectious disease.
Catching
Attractive; catchy.
Infectious
Capable of transmitting a disease; contagious
Is the patient still infectious?.
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Catching
(informal) Infectious, contagious.
Infectious
Spreading or tending to spread from one to another
An infectious laugh.
Catching
Captivating; alluring; catchy.
Infectious
Caused by an agent that enters the host's body (such as a bacterium, virus, parasite, or prion); often, also, transmitted among hosts via any of various routes (for example, contact, droplet-borne, airborne, waterborne, foodborne, fomite-borne, or bloodborne).
Cancer is usually not infectious.
More infectious diseases like the flu are usually less potent.
Catching
The action of the verb catch.
Infectious
Able to infect others.
Despite feeling better, the patient is still infectious.
Catching
Present participle of catch
Infectious
(of feelings and behaviour) Spreading quickly from one person to another.
Her enthusiasm for work can be really infectious.
Catching
Infectious; contagious.
Infectious
(informal) Memorable and invoking excitement or interest.
Pop music is more infectious than elevator music.
Catching
Captivating; alluring.
Infectious
Having qualities that may infect; communicable or caused by infection; pestilential; epidemic; as, an infectious fever; infectious clothing; infectious water; infectious vices.
Where the infectious pestilence.
Catching
The act of seizing or taking hold of.
Infectious
Corrupting, or tending to corrupt or contaminate; vitiating; demoralizing.
It [the court] is necessary for the polishing of manners . . . but it is infectious even to the best morals to live always in it.
Catching
(baseball) playing the position of catcher on a baseball team
Infectious
Contaminating with illegality; exposing to seizure and forfeiture.
Contraband articles are said to be of an infectious nature.
Catching
The act of detecting something; catching sight of something
Infectious
Capable of being easily diffused or spread; sympathetic; readily communicated; as, infectious mirth.
The laughter was so genuine as to be infectious.
Catching
Becoming infected;
Catching cold is sometimes unavoidable
The contracting of a serious illness can be financially catastrophic
Infectious
Caused by infection or capable of causing infection;
Viruses and other infective agents
A carrier remains infective without himself showing signs of the disease
Catching
(of disease) capable of being transmitted by infection
Infectious
Easily spread;
Fear is exceedlingly infectious; children catch it from their elders
Infectious
Of or relating to infection;
Infectious hospital
Infectious disease
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