as in contagious disease
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Noun
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Measles is among the most contagious diseases in the world, and case counts in the United States are spiking with more than 1,000 reported in 2025.—
Cindy Krischer Goodman,
Sun Sentinel,
27 May 2025 -
Rather, his ideas were treated like contagious diseases.—
Daniel Immerwahr,
New Yorker,
19 May 2025
Noun
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Symptoms of salmonella infection – including diarrhea, fever and stomach cramps – typically arise six hours to six days after exposure and may last 4 to 7 days.—
Mike Snider,
USA Today,
8 June 2025
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The drug abuse occurred prior to Ramirez’s imprisonment (more than two decades earlier) and was likely the cause of his hepatitis C infection, the Marin County assistant chief deputy coroner told USA Today.—
Lynsey Eidell,
People.com,
7 June 2025
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The measles virus was recently detected in wastewater samples collected by the Sacramento Area Sewer District.—
Ishani Desai,
Sacbee.com,
6 June 2025
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The virus didn't originate in Hawaii, but was brought there by an infected traveler.—
Katie Nadworny,
Travel + Leisure,
6 June 2025
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Backlash to trans rights had swollen into one of the animating causes of the Republican Party, whose leaders were evangelizing the notion that gender nonconformity was a social contagion that targeted children and threatened to undermine civilization itself.—
Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
22 May 2025
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This season’s climb was burdened after an injury contagion and six red cards.—
Jordan Campbell,
New York Times,
19 May 2025
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“Contagium.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/contagium. Accessed 15 Jun. 2025.
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