as in contagious disease
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Measles is one of the most contagious diseases known to medicine.
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Measles is considered a highly contagious disease that can spread quickly through the air when an infected person coughs or sneezes.
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Experts attributed that rise to a rebound in RSV and flu infections.
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Crop rotation can also help reduce the incidence of infection in the garden, however the fungal spores can survive many years in the soil, so a long rotation of 4 to 6 years is necessary.
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But vaccines made with the Nobel Prize-winning mRNA technology are faster to manufacture than other types — something experts say might help if the shape-shifting flu virus mutates in a way that requires suddenly brewing new doses to match.
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Because of modern antiretroviral therapies (ART), most live near-normal lifespans and cannot transmit the virus.
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The review found meaningful relationships between leadership and affective contagion, including links to leader effectiveness and performance.
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Once unleashed, as a native of Salem would surely understand, that contagion can be hard to contain.
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“Contagium.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/contagium. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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