Definition of infectious agent Infectious agent
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What does infectious agent mean?
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| infectious agent - an agent capable of producing infection | ||
| infective agent | ||
| agent an active and efficient cause; capable of producing a certain effect; "their research uncovered new disease agents" | ||
| virus (virology) ultramicroscopic infectious agent that replicates itself only within cells of living hosts; many are pathogenic; a piece of nucleic acid (DNA or RNA) wrapped in a thin coat of protein | ||
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infectious agent
Any disease-producing agent or microorganism.
