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.

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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