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
Cholera is a highly contagious disease that causes diarrhea, leading to severe dehydration, and could be fatal if not immediately treated, according to WHO.
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Fatma Khaled, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2024
However, breeding did decline in the past couple of years after park managers moved all the park’s birds to protected spaces to try to keep them safe from highly pathogenic avian influenza, a highly contagious disease.
—Karen Kucher, The Mercury News, 13 Oct. 2024
In addition to measles, those vaccines protect against other contagious diseases such as whooping cough and chickenpox.
—Sarah Volpenhein, Journal Sentinel, 11 Oct. 2024
Extremist state legislators in Ohio, for instance, have given politicians the right to revoke any rule from the state health department designed to limit the spread of contagious disease.
—The Editors, Scientific American, 16 Sep. 2024
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Fatma Khaled, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2024
However, breeding did decline in the past couple of years after park managers moved all the park’s birds to protected spaces to try to keep them safe from highly pathogenic avian influenza, a highly contagious disease.
—Karen Kucher, The Mercury News, 13 Oct. 2024
In addition to measles, those vaccines protect against other contagious diseases such as whooping cough and chickenpox.
—Sarah Volpenhein, Journal Sentinel, 11 Oct. 2024
Extremist state legislators in Ohio, for instance, have given politicians the right to revoke any rule from the state health department designed to limit the spread of contagious disease.
—The Editors, Scientific American, 16 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for contagious disease
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Organisms vulnerable to infection Immune systems rely on recognizing specific molecular shapes found in invading bacteria.Katie Hunt, CNN, 16 Dec. 2024
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If your provider is concerned about semen infection, a semen culture can be completed.Mark Gurarie, Health, 14 Dec. 2024
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This one tested positive for Influenza A. Officials tested the child’s family too; all tested negative for Influenza A. Influenza A viruses include many human seasonal flu viruses, as well as H5N1.Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2024
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Historically, the virus − which has been around for decades, has mostly affected farmed poultry.Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024
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The diet has been linked to a lower risk of cardiovascular disease and related conditions like obesity, high cholesterol and hypertension.Randi Richardson, NBC News, 12 Dec. 2024
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Multiple clinical trials are also underway to determine what other diseases GLP-1 drugs may potentially protect against.Youri Benadjaoud, ABC News, 11 Dec. 2024
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Mother cats may reject their kittens for several reasons, including illness and deformity.Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
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Ten of 12 initial samples from victims came back positive for malaria, suggesting that patients may have been suffering from multiple illnesses at once, Ghebreyesus said.Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2024
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“Contagious disease.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/contagious%20disease. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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