2009年4月30日 星期四

Infectious vs. Infective

Dear all,

I'd like to remind you of the usage of "infectious" and "infective." Please notice that the frequency of "infectious" is higher than that of "infective."

adj 1: caused by infection or capable of causing infection; viruses
and other infective agents"; "a carrier remains
infective without himself showing signs of the
disease" [syn: infective]

2: easily spread; "fear is exceedlingly infectious; children
catch it from their elders"- Bertrand Russell [ant: noninfectious]

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