contagious disease
noun
Note: The terms contagious disease and communicable disease are often used interchangeably. However, communicable diseases such as malaria or schistosomiasis that are spread by contact with disease vectors (such as mosquitoes or ticks) are not typically considered to be "contagious" diseases since they cannot be spread from direct contact with another person.
Examples of contagious disease in a Sentence
Sheila Jaffe, Sun Sentinel, 12 Jan. 2025
When a highly contagious disease gets into such a community, an outbreak can occur.
—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
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“Contagious disease.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/contagious%20disease. Accessed 31 Jan. 2025.
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