as in contagious disease
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Noun
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Measles is considered one of the most contagious diseases.—
Janet Loehrke,
USA Today,
10 Feb. 2026 -
In all, two children died of the highly contagious disease during the Texas outbreak, from January through mid-August 2025.—
Theresa Braine,
New York Daily News,
9 Feb. 2026
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This leads to bleeding, pain, and infection, as well as an inability to chew food normally.—
Dr. John De Jong,
Boston Herald,
15 Feb. 2026
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Children younger than 5, older adults and people with weakened immune systems are more likely to develop severe infections, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.—
Adrianna Rodriguez,
USA Today,
15 Feb. 2026
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Your daughter is at school cutting alphabet shapes out of paper when the virus enters her bloodstream.—
Elizabeth Bruenig,
The Atlantic,
12 Feb. 2026
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Those issues included the BK virus, a flu-like polyomavirus, which resulted in both cellular and antibody rejection.—
Jessica Schladebeck,
New York Daily News,
11 Feb. 2026
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Hadick remembers scrolling through Twitter as the contagion spread.—
Leo Schwartz,
Fortune,
17 Feb. 2026
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Still, while Burry warns of fallout, crypto’s footprint remains too small to trigger broad contagion.—
Bloomberg,
Oc Register,
4 Feb. 2026
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“Contagium.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/contagium. Accessed 20 Feb. 2026.
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