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Infectious vs. Catching — What's the Difference?

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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