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person infected with a disease, esp. leprosy
- lazarsperson infected with a disease, esp. leprosy
- lazarperson infected with a disease, esp. leprosy
- contagiontransmission of a disease by direct contact with an infected person or object
- contagionsCONTAGION, transmission of a disease by direct contact with an infected person or object
- consumptivesA person with a wasting disease, esp. pulmonary tuberculosis
- habitusthe physical characteristics of a person, esp. appearance and constitution as related to disease
- carriersA person or other organism that possesses a particular gene, esp. as a single copy whose effect is masked by a dominant allele, so that the associated characteristic (such as a hereditary disease) is not displayed but may be passed to offspring
- lungerperson who has chronic lung disease, esp. tuberculosis
- lungersperson who has chronic lung disease, esp. tuberculosis
- zosterdisease caused by the varicella-zoster virus, esp. by reactivated virus in an older person, characterized by skin eruptions and pain along the course of involved sensory nerves
- zostersdisease caused by the varicella-zoster virus, esp. by reactivated virus in an older person, characterized by skin eruptions and pain along the course of involved sensory nerves