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

One such healing happened years ago after a contagious disease was reported to be going around in our daughter’s school, and a few symptoms that parents had been told to look out for appeared on her body. — The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 8 Sep. 2026

Vaccinations are available for several highly contagious diseases that can spread rapidly from classroom to couch. — Hali Smith, Idaho Statesman, 28 Aug. 2026

The Centers or Disease Control and Prevention says measles is a highly contagious disease best prevented by two does of the vaccine. — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 25 Aug. 2026

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