as in contagious disease
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The death followed an outbreak of the highly contagious disease in West Texas; a similar outbreak has been recorded in New Mexico and cases have surfaced in other states including California, New York, and Oklahoma.—
Fortesa Latifi,
Rolling Stone,
20 Mar. 2025 -
Sixteen counties reported that measles vaccination rates fell below herd immunity against one of the most contagious diseases.—
Hannah Wiley,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Mar. 2025
Noun
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At-home test tackles three most common STIs Chlamydia, gonorrhea and trichomoniasis are three of the most prevalent STIs in the U.S. Both chlamydia and gonorrhea are bacterial infections, while trichomoniasis is caused by a parasite.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
28 Mar. 2025
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Most kids will recover from measles, but infection can lead to dangerous complications such as pneumonia, blindness, brain swelling and death.—
Devi Shastri,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Mar. 2025
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The virus has also infected 756 dairy herds; more than 75% of the state’s total dairy herds.—
Susanne Rust,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Mar. 2025
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Over a million Americans have died from the virus since 2020.—
Ross O'Keefe,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
26 Mar. 2025
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This closeness exponentially increases the potential for cat-to-human and eventually human-to-human contagion, and scientists say that testing capabilities and mRNA human vaccine research are not prepared for this.—
Jia H. Jung,
The Mercury News,
7 Mar. 2025
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And as if penalizing city drivers wasn’t enough, the city’s obsession with traffic cameras is becoming a contagion that’s infecting surrounding suburbs.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Mar. 2025
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“Contagium.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/contagium. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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