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Noun
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Nearly two months after a deadly, massive measles outbreak in Texas was declared over, the highly contagious disease continues to spread across the country.—
Maria Godoy,
NPR,
12 Oct. 2025 -
Because measles is such a highly contagious disease, public health experts say that at least 95% MMR coverage is needed to prevent spread.—
Deidre McPhillips,
CNN Money,
10 Oct. 2025
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Not all children who get these common infections go on to develop type 1 diabetes, though, so additional factors are probably at play.—
Rachel Nuwer,
Scientific American,
14 Oct. 2025
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Aspirin should be avoided in children and teens due to the risk of Reye’s syndrome, a rare but serious condition linked to viral infections.—
Daryl Austin,
USA Today,
14 Oct. 2025
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The flu, or influenza, is a respiratory infection caused by a different virus.—
Jenna Prestininzi,
Freep.com,
13 Oct. 2025
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According to the Utah Department of Health and Human Services, wastewater testing shows that the measles virus is more widespread in the state than previously known.—
Maria Godoy,
NPR,
12 Oct. 2025
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There was, in Bernard Bailyn’s wonderful phrase, a contagion of liberty.—
Richard Stengel,
Time,
1 Oct. 2025
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There’s a lower risk of contagion with inactive chronic hepatitis B, while active chronic hepatitis B is contagious indefinitely.—
Angelica Stabile,
FOXNews.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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“Contagium.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/contagium. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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