How to Use contagious in a Sentence

contagious

adjective

• I have a cold and I'm still contagious.
• It's a highly contagious virus.
• I'm sick, but the doctor says I'm not contagious.
• People are most contagious in the early days of their sickness.
  — Fenit Nirappil, Washington Post, 17 Nov. 2022
• None of the birds in the park’s collection are believed to have been exposed to the highly contagious virus.
  — Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Nov. 2022
• Luckily, the only thing contagious from these elves is their Christmas cheer.
  — Corinne Sullivan, Good Housekeeping, 11 Nov. 2022
• Birbiglia said the laughter on Thursday felt contagious.
  — Marianne Garvey, CNN, 17 Nov. 2022
• And a contagious, word-of-mouth organic marketing approach winds up helping people who need it.
  — Marc Bona, cleveland, 10 Nov. 2022
• New research shows that celebrity suicides can be contagious, increasing the need for prevention and mental health care.
  — Vanessa Etienne, Peoplemag, 5 Aug. 2024
• The contagious and fatal neurological disorder was first detected in the state in the same area last fall.
  — From Usa Today Network and Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 3 Nov. 2022
• As bird flu cases go underreported, health officials risk being slow to notice if the virus were to become more contagious.
  — Amy Maxmen, CNN, 2 Aug. 2024
• Whether the approach will be successful remains to be seen, with eliminating the more contagious omicron a tougher task than with the original virus.
  — Fortune, 10 Nov. 2022
• Measles is one of the most contagious human viruses and is almost entirely preventable through vaccination.
  — Reuters, NBC News, 23 Nov. 2022
• The fungus that causes athlete’s foot, Dr. Pottinger says, which can be extremely contagious.
  — Amy Marturana Winderl, SELF, 24 Nov. 2022
• Influenza is a highly contagious respiratory illnesses caused by a virus that infects the nose, throat and sometimes the lungs.
  — Leada Gore | [e-mail], al, 7 Nov. 2022
• An infected person is most contagious in the first week of being sick, but RSV can sometimes spread up to a month after symptoms pass.
  — Lisa Mulcahy, Good Housekeeping, 5 Nov. 2022
• Whatever approach an employer chooses, that approach should apply to everyone who comes in with a contagious virus, Mishra said.
  — Jeanne Sahadi, CNN, 16 Nov. 2022
• And the cost of the holiday bird is up 17% as turkey farmers deal with a one-two punch of soaring costs and the highly contagious avian flu, which is on par for one of its deadliest years yet.
  — Nancy Chen, CBS News, 14 Nov. 2022
• An individual infected with RSV is usually contagious for three to eight days.
  — Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2022
• More than once, their reverence proved contagious, spurring efforts to preserve disused buildings such as those in the Zollern mine in Dortmund-Bövinghausen.
  — Chris Wiley, The New Yorker, 8 Nov. 2022
• The virus can stay active and contagious in the air or on surfaces for up to two hours.
  — Korin Miller, Health, 19 Jan. 2024
• The trick here is to sauté the mirepoix until the flavors bloom — and are at their most contagious.
  — Michelle Huneven, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2024
• The scoring got contagious as the Owls pounded away inside to close out the game.
  — Timothy Dashiell, Baltimore Sun, 7 Feb. 2024
• And the disease was so contagious that farmers often had to kill their birds to avoid the flu.
  — Rachel Siegel, Washington Post, 10 Aug. 2023
• The factors that make a virus more contagious are varied.
  — Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 7 Mar. 2023
• Her jumps were soaring through the air and her school spirit was contagious.
  — Anna Lazarus Caplan, Peoplemag, 28 Feb. 2023
• The great concern is that the virus will evolve and become more contagious among humans.
  — Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 17 June 2024
• The dogs’ excitement is contagious and hasn’t died down at all.
  — Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 18 Mar. 2024
• The disease is not contagious and can’t spread from human to human.
  — Bruce Haring, Deadline, 3 Aug. 2024
• Ronnie always came to practice with a smile on this face and his passion for the game was contagious.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Dec. 2022

Last Updated: 13 Sep 2024