Bug and Infection

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Bug

Bug noun - An abnormal state that disrupts a plant's or animal's normal bodily functioning.

Usage example: I can't go to work today because I've caught some bug that's going around

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Infection is a synonym for bug in illness topic. In some cases you can use "Infection" instead a noun "Bug", when it comes to topics like bacterium.

Infection

Infection noun - (medicine) the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms and their multiplication which can lead to tissue damage and disease.

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Bug is a synonym for infection in contamination topic. You can use "Bug" instead a noun "Infection". informal substitute

Nearby Words: infect, infected, infective, infectious, infecting

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known	known bug	known infection
rare	rare bug	rare infection
alien	alien bug	alien infection
infinite	infinite bug	infinite infection
Other adjectives: simple, nasty, actual, severe, massive, serious, bad, horrible, black, new, early, major, possible, minor, fatal.

Both words in one sentence

In Slither, the increasingly deforming marks, welts and swelling caused by infection by the alien worms are invariably "bug bites".

Source: Definitely Just a Cold

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Infection and Bug. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/bug/infection

Bug & Infection. N.p., 2016. Web. 16 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/bug/infection>.

Infection or Bug. 2016. Accessed August 16, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/bug/infection.

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