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
Two dogs at the Front Street Animal Shelter have tested positive for a highly contagious disease.
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Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado
january 30, Sacbee.com, 30 Jan. 2026
Immigration detainees are subjected to mold on walls, contagious diseases, a lack of medical care and a lack of clean water and food at the Adelanto ICE Processing Center in San Bernardino County, a lawsuit filed Monday against federal officials alleges.
—Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 2026
The Hillsborough case was in a person aged between 20 and 24 who was infected by the highly contagious disease in Florida this month, a Florida Department of Health database for infectious and reportable diseases shows.
—Christopher O'Donnell, Sun Sentinel, 26 Jan. 2026
Coverage for key vaccines such as MMR (measles, mumps, rubella), DTaP (diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis) and polio has dropped below the 95% threshold needed to prevent outbreaks of highly contagious diseases like measles.
—A.j. Russo, Baltimore Sun, 12 Jan. 2026
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Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado
january 30, Sacbee.com, 30 Jan. 2026
Immigration detainees are subjected to mold on walls, contagious diseases, a lack of medical care and a lack of clean water and food at the Adelanto ICE Processing Center in San Bernardino County, a lawsuit filed Monday against federal officials alleges.
—Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 2026
The Hillsborough case was in a person aged between 20 and 24 who was infected by the highly contagious disease in Florida this month, a Florida Department of Health database for infectious and reportable diseases shows.
—Christopher O'Donnell, Sun Sentinel, 26 Jan. 2026
Coverage for key vaccines such as MMR (measles, mumps, rubella), DTaP (diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis) and polio has dropped below the 95% threshold needed to prevent outbreaks of highly contagious diseases like measles.
—A.j. Russo, Baltimore Sun, 12 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for contagious disease
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Signs that a neti pot may be dirty or causing issues for another reason include persistent nasal irritation, worsening congestion, frequent nosebleeds or the development of sinus infections.—
Daryl Austin,
USA Today,
8 Feb. 2026
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So not using them for viral infections, for example.—
Stephanie Brown,
Verywell Health,
8 Feb. 2026
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Your daughter is at school cutting alphabet shapes out of paper when the virus enters her bloodstream.—
Elizabeth Bruenig,
The Atlantic,
12 Feb. 2026
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Those issues included the BK virus, a flu-like polyomavirus, which resulted in both cellular and antibody rejection.—
Jessica Schladebeck,
New York Daily News,
11 Feb. 2026
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention funding had been allocated to disease control programs in all four states, though California Atty.—
Kevin Rector,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Feb. 2026
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The disease begins with the formation of benign polyps in the body's large intestine, also known as the colon.—
Alyssa Goldberg,
USA Today,
12 Feb. 2026
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Among those on the field at Stanford University was quarterback Drake Maye, who was limited all of last week with a shoulder injury and missed Friday's session with an illness.—
Matt Schooley,
CBS News,
5 Feb. 2026
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But availability remains a persistent question for Porzingis, who has been limited to 17 games this season, due in part to the chronic autonomic nervous system illness POTS, or postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
5 Feb. 2026
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“Contagious disease.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/contagious%20disease. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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