Synonyms of contagious disease

contagious disease

noun

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.

Related Words

• infection
• disease
• virus
• illness
• plague
• ill
• contagion
• sickness
• contagium
• germ
• complication
• disorder
• fever
• epidemic
• pestilence
• pandemic
• bug
• dysfunction
• attack
• malady
• ailment
• distemperature
• upset
• pest
• ail
• distemper
• blight
• malaise
• condition
• infirmity
• complaint
• trouble
• sickishness
• pip
• affection
• fit
• matter
• spell
• bout
• weakliness
• affliction
• invalidity
• unsoundness
• invalidism
• lameness
• feebleness
• debility
• indisposition
• sickliness
• weakness
• decrepitude
• unhealthiness
• unwellness
• frailty
• frailness

Dissimilar Words

• antidote
• cure
• antivenom
• panacea
• antivenin
• mithridate
• fitness
• elixir
• soundness
• shape
• robustness
• health
• hardiness
• wholeness
• wholesomeness
• healthiness
• heartiness
• wellness
• lustiness
• cure-all
• fettle

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of contagious disease

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. — Jordana Rosenfeld, Encyclopedia Britannica, 17 June 2026

Measles is considered a highly contagious disease that can spread quickly through the air when an infected person coughs or sneezes. — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 15 June 2026

Six months into the year, 2026 is on track to set the record for the highest number of measles cases recorded in the United States since the highly contagious disease was eliminated from the country nearly three decades ago. — Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 8 June 2026

Those threats include measles — one of the world’s most contagious diseases — as well as respiratory viruses such as Covid-19 and influenza. — Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 4 June 2026