CONTAGIUM Synonyms: 77 Similar and Opposite Words

contagium

noun

Definition of contagium

as in contagious disease

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Noun

Measles is one of the most contagious diseases known to medicine.

— Devi Shastri, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2026
By this time, smallpox and other contagious diseases brought to the continent by the Europeans had begun to spread among the Aztecs, reducing their capital city’s population by 40 percent in 1520 alone.

— Jordana Rosenfeld, Encyclopedia Britannica, 17 June 2026

Definition of contagious disease

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The telltale sign of a cyclospora infection is frequent, watery diarrhea.

— Elise Haulund, CNN Money, 18 July 2026
As the risk of infection continues, Connecticut residents are urged to continue washing all produce in running water, scrubbing firm fruits and, to be safest, cooking produce to 158 degrees.

— Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 18 July 2026

Definition of infection

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Most, though not all, virus experts think the best evidence indicates the virus jumped from bats to other animals, and then to humans at a Wuhan market.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 22 July 2026
When a fetus is identified as having the high-risk gene mutation, a harmless virus carrying a healthy copy of the encoding gene is injected directly into the umbilical vein.

— William A. Haseltine, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026

Definition of virus

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Organisers wanted to avoid any risk of contagion as the race passed through the valley.

— Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 5 July 2026
These conditions make Ebola especially risky, as early symptoms can be mistaken for other illnesses such as malaria and delay detection, increasing risks of contagion.

— Maryanne Murray Buechner, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026

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