Presence of infectious arthropod agent on clothes or dressing is termed

Infection: Entry of organism and its multiplication and/or development in host Infestation: Lodgement, development and reproduction of arthropods on surface of body or clothes Contamination: Presence of infectious organism on body or in clothings/beds/ toys/surgical instruments/dressings/ in-animate objects Contagion: Transmission of disease from one person to another by direct or indirect contact