infectious in Tagalog
nakahahawa
UK/ɪnˈfɛk.ʃəs/
infectious in Tagalog: nakahahawa. In English, infectious means 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).
Tagalog words for infectious
- transmitted between persons as illness
- nakahahawa
- able to infect others
- nakahahawa
English meaning of infectious
- adjective 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).
- adjective Able to infect others; capable of transmitting pathogens.
- adjective Spreading quickly from one person to another.
- adjective Memorable and invoking excitement or interest.
infectious in a sentence
- Cancer is usually not infectious.
- More infectious diseases like the flu are usually less potent.
- Despite feeling better, the patient is still infectious.
infectious in other languages
Questions about infectious in Tagalog
- What is the meaning of infectious in Tagalog?
- Infectious in Tagalog is nakahahawa.
- Ano ang infectious sa Tagalog?
- Infectious: nakahahawa.
- What does infectious mean in English?
- Infectious means 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).
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