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
Monarez’s testimony will come a day before the agency’s influential vaccine panel plans to vote on whether to delay or restrict access to shots that protect children against potentially serious contagious diseases.
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Christian Orozco, NBC news, 17 Sep. 2025
High among their concerns are declining vaccination rates resulting in outbreaks of contagious diseases like pertussis — also known as whooping cough — and measles, a disease the United States declared eradicated in 2000.
—Miami Herald, 10 Sep. 2025
After Monarez's termination, resignation letters followed from CDC Chief Medical Officer Debra Houry and top officials for immunization and contagious diseases.
—Adrianna Rodriguez, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
Nine more measles cases have been reported in Oconto County, state health department data show, as the highly contagious disease continues its spread in Wisconsin, bringing the total in the county, and statewide, to 23.
—Madeline Heim, jsonline.com, 29 Aug. 2025
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Christian Orozco, NBC news, 17 Sep. 2025
High among their concerns are declining vaccination rates resulting in outbreaks of contagious diseases like pertussis — also known as whooping cough — and measles, a disease the United States declared eradicated in 2000.
—Miami Herald, 10 Sep. 2025
After Monarez's termination, resignation letters followed from CDC Chief Medical Officer Debra Houry and top officials for immunization and contagious diseases.
—Adrianna Rodriguez, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
Nine more measles cases have been reported in Oconto County, state health department data show, as the highly contagious disease continues its spread in Wisconsin, bringing the total in the county, and statewide, to 23.
—Madeline Heim, jsonline.com, 29 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for contagious disease
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Three years later, a clinical study of the Pro, paid for by Stryker, found that 1 in 4 patients experienced complications after getting the implant, ranging from infection to avascular necrosis, the death of bone tissue due to loss of blood.—
Elizabeth B. Kim,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
12 Nov. 2025
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In the counties studied, admissions for cardiovascular disease, infections, and injuries went up; in the week after a storm, respiratory disease spiked more than anything else.—
Clayton Dalton,
New Yorker,
11 Nov. 2025
Noun
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They were expanded in 2021 during the COVID-19 pandemic to allow more Americans to gain access to insurance as the economy grappled with the fallout of the virus.—
Andrew Stanton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Nov. 2025
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After the virus spreads, the world is utterly at peace.—
Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Nov. 2025
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The result is a hybrid system capable of autonomously targeting and treating disease sites with minimal disruption.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Nov. 2025
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As Hoffine noted, hunger often kills not just through starvation, but by weakening immune systems to the point where people can't fight off disease.—
Nurith Aizenman,
NPR,
5 Nov. 2025
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Watson died in hospice care after a brief illness, his son confirmed Friday, according to The Associated Press.—
Sophia Compton,
FOXNews.com,
8 Nov. 2025
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Jelly Roll has been forced to cancel the final date of his debut Australia and New Zealand tour, citing illness, just hours before the headline show was set to kick off.—
Jessica Lynch,
Billboard,
8 Nov. 2025
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“Contagious disease.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/contagious%20disease. Accessed 16 Nov. 2025.
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