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contagious diseases
Noun
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Measles is one of the most contagious diseases known to medicine.
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By this time, smallpox and other contagious diseases brought to the continent by the Europeans had begun to spread among the Aztecs, reducing their capital city’s population by 40 percent in 1520 alone.
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“Contagia.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/contagia. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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