as in infection
sickness that can be passed from one person, plant, or animal to another
Parents are advised to vaccinate their children against contagious diseases.
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Recent Examples of contagious disease
When a highly contagious disease gets into such a community, an outbreak can occur.
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Arthur L. Kellermann, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024
Teaching Pandemics Syllabus Readings on the history of quarantine, contagious disease, viruses, infections, and epidemics offer important context for the current coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
—JSTOR Daily, 8 Jan. 2025
By March, the highly contagious disease, which is transmittable by any bodily fluid, had made its way to the capital, Conakry, prompting panic among the city’s two million residents.
—Jessica Hatcher, Foreign Affairs, 28 Apr. 2014
Cases of several contagious diseases fell as the pandemic raged and people stayed home to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
—Katherine Hignett, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
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Arthur L. Kellermann, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024
Teaching Pandemics Syllabus Readings on the history of quarantine, contagious disease, viruses, infections, and epidemics offer important context for the current coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
—JSTOR Daily, 8 Jan. 2025
By March, the highly contagious disease, which is transmittable by any bodily fluid, had made its way to the capital, Conakry, prompting panic among the city’s two million residents.
—Jessica Hatcher, Foreign Affairs, 28 Apr. 2014
Cases of several contagious diseases fell as the pandemic raged and people stayed home to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
—Katherine Hignett, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for contagious disease
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Eight more areas reported an upsurge in cases of the potentially deadly viral infection.—
Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports,
arkansasonline.com,
20 Feb. 2025
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The Texas Department of State Health Services announced Tuesday that confirmed infections were up to 58, mostly in children.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA TODAY,
20 Feb. 2025
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Doctors say a polymicrobial infection occurs when two or more micro-organisms are involved, and can be caused by bacteria, viruses, or fungi.—
Joshua McElwee,
USA TODAY,
19 Feb. 2025
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When health officials confirm bird flu in a flock, the birds are killed in order to stop the spread of the virus.—
Bruce Gil,
Quartz,
18 Feb. 2025
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And if that wasn’t bad enough, in extremely rare circumstances, neurologic fallout from measles is delayed, showing up 7 to 10 years post-infection as subacute sclerosing panencephalitis, a degenerative disease that is ultimately fatal, Dr. Lovins says.—
Erica Sloan,
SELF,
28 Feb. 2025
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Celiac disease is an autoimmune disease that affects 1% of the population.1 People with celiac used to die from their condition before the gluten-free diet diet was discovered.2 Gluten intolerance is more common, affecting up to 13% of the population.—
Sarah Bence,
Health,
28 Feb. 2025
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The answer is critical, especially amid winter respiratory illness season, as the flu, COVID-19 and common colds circulate.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA TODAY,
27 Feb. 2025
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The pair developed a close friendship which eventually evolved into a relationship that turned tragic when Xander stepped up to take care of Dawn through a degenerative spiritual illness.—
Ryan Coleman,
EW.com,
26 Feb. 2025
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“Contagious disease.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/contagious%20disease. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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