noninfective
Noninfective is an adjective used in medical and scientific contexts to describe conditions, diseases, or agents that do not involve infection by a pathogen and are not transmitted between individuals. The term is most often employed to contrast with infectious diseases caused by bacteria, viruses, fungi, or parasites. In common usage, noninfective (or noninfectious) is frequently paired with noncommunicable or noncontagious to describe diseases not spread by contact, air, or vectors.
Noninfective conditions include many chronic diseases such as cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes, cancers, chronic respiratory
In research and public health, the distinction between infectious and noninfective is important for surveillance, prevention,
The term noninfective can also apply to agents or phenomena that cause injury without infection, such as