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
When a highly contagious disease gets into such a community, an outbreak can occur.
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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
Cases of several contagious diseases fell as the pandemic raged and people stayed home to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
—Katherine Hignett, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
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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
Cases of several contagious diseases fell as the pandemic raged and people stayed home to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
—Katherine Hignett, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for contagious disease
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has reported that listeria is the third leading cause of death from foodborne illness in the U.S, causing 1,600 infections and 260 deaths each year.—
Kristan Hawkins,
Newsweek,
7 Feb. 2025
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According to screenshots of a data table made available by the Washington Post, there appear to have been two households impacted by the virus, though there were no specifics to identify where these infections occurred.—
Susanne Rust,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Feb. 2025
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Doctors say a polymicrobial infection occurs when two or more micro-organisms are involved, and can be caused by bacteria, viruses, or fungi.—
Joshua McElwee,
USA TODAY,
19 Feb. 2025
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When health officials confirm bird flu in a flock, the birds are killed in order to stop the spread of the virus.—
Bruce Gil,
Quartz,
18 Feb. 2025
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Show creator Samantha Strauss said the character of Lucy was important to depict what a lot of people feel when fighting a disease: not listened to, not in control and not acknowledged as a full person.—
Madeline Holcombe,
CNN,
16 Feb. 2025
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How long that takes depends on the course of the disease and farmer operations.—
Andrew J. Campa,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Feb. 2025
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Clark said the Naval Special Warfare Command reported 1,168 cases of acute gastrointestinal illnesses, such as nausea, diarrhea and vomiting, among Navy SEAL and Special Warfare Combat crewman candidates at the Coronado base from January 2019 to May 2023.—
Tammy Murga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Feb. 2025
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The Heat was missing Bam Adebayo (left knee contusion), Andrew Wiggins (stomach illness), Josh Christopher (G League), Keshad Johnson (G League), Kevin Love (personal reasons), Terry Rozier (stomach illness), Dru Smith (left Achilles surgery) and Isaiah Stevens (G League) against the Mavericks.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
14 Feb. 2025
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“Contagious disease.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/contagious%20disease. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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