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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
Measles is a contagious disease that can remain airborne for two hours after an infected person has left the area, according to the Cleveland Clinic.
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Cara Lynn Shultz, People.com, 19 Aug. 2025
The highly-contagious disease is caused by the aquatic bacterium Vibrio cholerae.
—Andrea Tamayo, Scientific American, 15 Aug. 2025
Because global air travel shuffles millions of people around the world daily, an outbreak of a very contagious disease anywhere can become a threat everywhere.
—Amy E. Stambach, The Conversation, 12 Aug. 2025
Measles is a highly contagious disease that spreads easily through the air when an infected person breathes, coughs or sneezes.
—Angela Palermo, Idaho Statesman, 12 Aug. 2025
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Cara Lynn Shultz, People.com, 19 Aug. 2025
The highly-contagious disease is caused by the aquatic bacterium Vibrio cholerae.
—Andrea Tamayo, Scientific American, 15 Aug. 2025
Because global air travel shuffles millions of people around the world daily, an outbreak of a very contagious disease anywhere can become a threat everywhere.
—Amy E. Stambach, The Conversation, 12 Aug. 2025
Measles is a highly contagious disease that spreads easily through the air when an infected person breathes, coughs or sneezes.
—Angela Palermo, Idaho Statesman, 12 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for contagious disease
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Secondary skin infections Al-Nabti also points out the contradictory nature of this pheromone maxxing recommendation.—
Ashleigh N. DeLuca,
Parents,
16 Sep. 2025
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People experiencing more severe infections may also suffer high fever, aches, headaches, lethargy, rashes and blood in their urine.—
Matthew Robinson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
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The virus was also detected in mosquito populations in several neighborhoods including Old Louisville, Irish Hill, California, Iroquois, Churchill Downs, Tyler Park and the Highlands in July.—
Marina Johnson,
Louisville Courier Journal,
15 Sep. 2025
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Many public health advocates would argue that vaccination is critical in preventing the spread of a virus that is the number one cause of liver cancer globally.—
Omer Awan,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Those drugs, which target rare diseases, and some newer cancer treatments are part of the reason Sun Life Financial covered 47 claims last year that cost over $3 million.—
Kaitlyn Schallhorn,
Oc Register,
10 Sep. 2025
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Certain health conditions, including liver disease, cancer, diabetes or HIV, or immunosuppressants, raise the risk for severe illness.—
Mollye Barrows,
USA Today,
10 Sep. 2025
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Defensive end Keion White is out with an illness, leading to more playing time for veteran Anfernee Jennings and rookie Elijah Ponder.—
Doug Kyed,
Boston Herald,
13 Sep. 2025
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State health officials will add flu data to its respiratory virus dashboard during the fall flu season, and in the mean time the agency recommends everyone over 6 months of age should stay up to date on COVID-19 vaccinations to protect against severe illness and current variants.—
Brooke Baitinger,
Sacbee.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Contagious disease.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/contagious%20disease. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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