contagium

noun

Definition of contagiumnext
as in contagious disease

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  1. contagious disease
  2. infection
  3. virus
  4. contagion
Noun
  • And its public-health policies have led to outbreaks of contagious disease.
    — Adam Serwer, The Atlantic, 17 Sep. 2026
  • One such healing happened years ago after a contagious disease was reported to be going around in our daughter’s school, and a few symptoms that parents had been told to look out for appeared on her body.
    — The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of contagious disease
Noun
  • This means that while Australia's aid is providing Fiji with plentiful access to medications such as PrEP pills to block HIV infections, getting these drugs to the right people is not straightforward.
    — David Cox, NPR, 26 Sep. 2026
  • Suspicions of a link between extremely rare congenital infections and the development of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) have been supported by a massive new study led by scientists from the Karolinska Institute in Sweden.
    — Mike McRae September 24, New Atlas, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of infection
Noun
  • Researchers have since measured the cost of building a single gene, a virus particle and an entire animal body.
    — Canan Karakoç, The Conversation, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Rabies is a virus that is nearly 100% fatal once symptoms occur, the CDC said.
    — Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of virus
Noun
  • In the bleak postapocalyptic landscape of Volume III, the governments of the planet have failed to work together to contain the contagion, leading to the breakdown of societies, civil war and anarchy.
    — Eileen Hunt, Fortune, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Or the borrowing rush to build AI is an early outbreak of a credit contagion of the sort that broke containment in 2008.
    — Michael Santoli, CNBC, 22 Sep. 2026
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“Contagium.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/contagium. Accessed 3 Oct. 2026.

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