- infectivity
- noun see infective
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
infectivity
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Infectivity — In epidemiology, infectivity refers to the ability of a pathogen to establish an infection. It should be contrasted with virulence, which refers to the damage done by the pathogen once the infection is established.It is closely related to the… … Wikipedia
infectivity — infekciškumas statusas Aprobuotas sritis augalų apsauga apibrėžtis Patogeninio mikroorganizmo ypatybė užkrėsti imlų šeimininko organizmą. atitikmenys: angl. infectivity vok. Infektiosität, f rus. заразность; инфекционность pranc. infectiosité, f… … Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)
infectivity — (in fek tiv i te) Infectiousness; the state or quality of being infectious or communicable … Dictionary of microbiology
infectivity — See infectiveness. * * * … Universalium
infectivity — noun The ability of a pathogen to establish an infection … Wiktionary
infectivity — 1. The characteristic of a disease agent that embodies capability of entering, surviving in, and multiplying and causing disease in a susceptible host. 2. The proportion of exposures in defined circumstances that result in infection. * * *… … Medical dictionary
infectivity — n. contaminability, quality of being infectious … English contemporary dictionary
infectivity — in·fec·tiv·i·ty … English syllables
infectivity — ˌinˌfekˈtivəd.ē noun ( es) : the quality of being infective : the ability to produce infection; specifically : a tendency to spread rapidly from host to host distinguished from virulence * * * infectˈiveness or infectivˈity … Useful english dictionary
Hepatitis-B-infectivity-Antigen — Hepatitis B infectivity Anti|ge̲n [...witi...; engl. infectivity = Ansteckungsfähigkeit] s; s, e: Bez. für das Antigen des Hepatitis B Virus, das die Prognose der Hepatitis B bestimmt; Abk.: HBeAG … Das Wörterbuch medizinischer Fachausdrücke
