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A laboratory dedicated to the study of infectious (also known as contagious) diseases, which are diseases that spread from one person to another or from an animal to a person. The spread often happens via airborne viruses or bacteria but can also be transmitted through blood or other bodily fluids.
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N.d. Communicable Diseases. http://www.globalhealth.gov/global-healthtopics/communicablediseases/, accessed September 8, 2014.