Infectious vs. Infective

Infectiousadjective

Transmitted from one person to another, usually through the air breathed.

Infectiousadjective

Able to infect others.

Infectiousadjective

(of feelings and behaviour) Spreading quickly from one person to another.

Infectiousadjective

(informal) Memorable and invoking excitement or interest.

Infectiousadjective

Having qualities that may infect; communicable or caused by infection; pestilential; epidemic; as, an infectious fever; infectious clothing; infectious water; infectious vices.

Infectiousadjective

Corrupting, or tending to corrupt or contaminate; vitiating; demoralizing.

Infectiousadjective

Contaminating with illegality; exposing to seizure and forfeiture.

Infectiousadjective

Capable of being easily diffused or spread; sympathetic; readily communicated; as, infectious mirth.

Infectiousadjective

caused by infection or capable of causing infection;

Infectiousadjective

easily spread;

Infectiousadjective

of or relating to infection;

Infectiveadjective

Able to cause infection; infectious

Infectivenoun

(epidemiology) A person who is capable of spreading a disease by infecting others.

Infectiveadjective

Infectious.

Infectiveadjective

able to cause disease;

Infectiveadjective

caused by infection or capable of causing infection;