non-infectious
adjective
(alsononinfectious)uk/ˌnɒn.ɪnˈfek.ʃəs/us/ˌnɑːn.ɪnˈfek.ʃəs/(of adisease) notableto bepassedfrom oneperson,animal, orplantto another:
Thepublicawarenesscampaignfocusedonchronic, non-infectiousdiseasessuch ascancerandheartdisease.
Afevermay bepresentin bothinfectiousand non-infectiousconditions.
notabletopasson adisease:
All suchpatientsmust beplacedinisolationuntil they areconfirmedto be non-infectious.
Non-infectiouscasesweretreatedin aseparatepartof thehospital.
- Eczema is a non-infectious,inflammatoryskindiseasetypifiedbyrashes,blisters,scabs, anditching.
- Physicians attributed hisdeathto noninfectiouscauses.
- Although themedicationiseffective,patientswho havereceivedit are not 100% non-infectious.
Passing on illness & causing disease
- aerosolize
- catching
- community transmission
- contact tracer
- contact tracing
- disseminator
- epidemic
- harbour
- infected
- insalubrious
- noncontagious
- pass on
- percent positive
- pestilential
- positivity rate
- transmit
- transmittable
- unhygienic
- verminous
- virally