Medical Dictionary

infectivity

noun in·fec·tiv·i·ty \ˌin-ˌfek-ˈtiv-ət-ē\
plural in·fec·tiv·i·ties

Medical Definition of INFECTIVITY

:  the quality of being infective :  the ability to produce infection; specifically :  a tendency to spread rapidly from host to host—compare virulence b

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