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
Nobody has died of measles in the US since 2015, but if vaccination rates continue to decline, this highly contagious disease (one person can infect more than a dozen other people) will spread with increasing ease, which raises the risk that American kids could die.
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Dylan Scott, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
Meanwhile, the development of germ theory and the discovery of antibiotics launched a series of campaigns to eradicate contagious diseases.
—Jill Lepore, Foreign Affairs, 16 June 2015
Cholera is a highly contagious disease that causes diarrhea, leading to severe dehydration, and could be fatal if not immediately treated, according to WHO.
—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
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Dylan Scott, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
Meanwhile, the development of germ theory and the discovery of antibiotics launched a series of campaigns to eradicate contagious diseases.
—Jill Lepore, Foreign Affairs, 16 June 2015
Cholera is a highly contagious disease that causes diarrhea, leading to severe dehydration, and could be fatal if not immediately treated, according to WHO.
—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
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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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The finding comes from measurements of COVID virus found in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Wastewater Surveillance System.Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 24 Dec. 2024
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Testing at the University of Wisconsin Influenza Research Institute, a very high-level virus lab, gave mice milk from one of the infected herds.Jan Ellen Spiegel, Hartford Courant, 24 Dec. 2024
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The real Dylan would often visit and play songs for Guthrie at Greystone, who was suffering from Huntington’s disease, and Seeger did become a quick supporter of Dylan.Brady Gerber, Vulture, 24 Dec. 2024
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Experts said that the two studies, published in the journal Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, show that the public has little knowledge about an exceedingly common disease.Maggie O'Neill, Health, 24 Dec. 2024
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Allergy Risk No illnesses have been reported in connection with the product at this time.Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
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Smith’s mother grew up in gloomy circumstances, depressed by death and illness.Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Dec. 2024
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“Contagious disease.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/contagious%20disease. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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