| NOUN | object | infectious agent, infective agent | an agent capable of producing infection |
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| Meaning | An agent capable of producing infection. | |
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| Synonym | infective agent | |
| Narrower | pathogen | Any disease-producing agent (especially a virus or bacterium or other microorganism) |
| virus | (virology) ultramicroscopic infectious agent that replicates itself only within cells of living hosts | |
| Broader | agent | An active and efficient cause |
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