Synonyms of contagious disease

contagious disease

noun

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.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• infection
• virus
• disease
• illness
• plague
• ill
• contagion
• sickness
• contagium
• germ
• complication
• fever
• disorder
• epidemic
• pestilence
• pandemic
• attack
• dysfunction
• malady
• ailment
• distemperature
• upset
• bug
• pest
• ail
• distemper
• blight
• malaise
• condition
• disfunction
• infirmity
• complaint
• trouble
• sickishness
• pip
• affection
• fit
• matter
• spell
• bout
• weakliness
• affliction
• invalidity
• unsoundness
• invalidism
• lameness
• feebleness
• debility
• indisposition
• weakness
• sickliness
• decrepitude
• unhealthiness
• unwellness
• frailty
• frailness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• antidote
• cure
• antivenom
• panacea
• antivenin
• mithridate
• fitness
• elixir
• soundness
• shape
• robustness
• health
• hardiness
• wholeness
• wholesomeness
• healthiness
• heartiness
• wellness
• lustiness
• cure-all
• fettle

Examples of contagious disease in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Climate change exacerbates chronic and contagious disease, worsens food and water shortages, increases the risk of pandemics, and aggravates mass displacement. —Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Foreign Affairs, 23 Sep. 2019

Societies have a long history of blaming marginalized communities for the spread of contagious diseases. —Tony Leys and Amy Maxmen, USA TODAY, 26 May 2024

Loading your audio article Trump Organization CFO Allen Weisselberg started his jail sentence Wednesday in a Rikers Island jail originally built to house people with contagious diseases, jail records show. —Graham Rayman, New York Daily News, 10 Apr. 2024

Measles infection The contagious disease spreads through person-to-person contact and through the air and is preventable through vaccination, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. —Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 3 Mar. 2024