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

For the most contagious diseases, even a small dip in vaccination can trigger population-wide problems. — Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 24 Aug. 2026

The Allegheny County Health Department says measles is a highly contagious disease — up to 90% of people exposed to measles who are not immune will become infected. — Madeline Bartos, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026

That’s because measles, among the most contagious diseases in history, is almost always the first vaccine-preventable disease to strike when immunization rates fall. — Patricia Callahan, ProPublica, 18 Aug. 2026

Or consider the Miasma theory, which dates all the way back to Ancient Greece and was a popular contagious disease model throughout the Middle Ages. — T.m. Brown, CNN Money, 16 Aug. 2026