Communicable disease
Communicable disease noun - A disease that can be communicated from one person to another.
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Synonyms for Communicable disease
Virus and communicable disease are semantically related. in germ topic. In some cases you can use "Virus" instead a noun phrase "Communicable disease".
Virus
Virus noun - (virology) ultramicroscopic infectious agent that replicates itself only within cells of living hosts; many are pathogenic; a piece of nucleic acid (DNA or RNA) wrapped in a thin coat of protein.
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Synonyms for Virus
Communicable disease and virus are semantically related. You can use "Communicable disease" instead a noun "Virus".
Nearby Word: viral
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Plague Zombie: Created by a virus or other such communicable disease.
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