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How to pronounce “infectious”

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Pronunciation guide for infectious

Learning goal: Practice the English pronunciation of infectious with real speech in context.
Available examples: 8 YouTube examples
Real speech example: Fashion has a pollution problem -- can biology fix it?that millions could survive infectious diseases.
Definition summary: (pathology, of an illness) Caused by an agent that enters the host's body (such as a bacterium, virus, parasite, or prion); often, also, transmitted among hosts via any of various routes (for example, contact, droplet-borne, airborne, waterborne, foodborne, fomite-borne, or bloodborne).

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Fashion has a pollution problem -- can biology fix it?

that millions could survive infectious diseases.

[Adjective]
(pathology, of an illness) Caused by an agent that enters the host's body (such as a bacterium, virus, parasite, or prion); often, also, transmitted among hosts via any of various routes (for example, contact, droplet-borne, airborne, waterborne, foodborne, fomite-borne, or bloodborne).
(pathology, typically of a person) Able to infect others; capable of transmitting pathogens.
(of feelings and behaviour) Spreading quickly from one person to another.
(informal) Memorable and invoking excitement or interest.

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