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.—
Joe Murphy,
NBC news,
8 May 2025 -
Measles is one of the most contagious diseases known to humans.—
Youri Benadjaoud,
ABC News,
17 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Meningococcal disease, also known as meningitis, is an infection and inflammation of the fluid and membranes around the brain and spinal cord, according to the Mayo Clinic.—
Vanessa Etienne,
People.com,
15 May 2025
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Five majors have been played — one of which Rahm had to skip (2024 U.S. Open, foot infection) — since his switch to LIV.—
Justin Ray,
New York Times,
14 May 2025
Noun
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Probiotics may help fight and prevent respiratory infections by boosting the immune system and reducing the presence of harmful bacteria and viruses in the respiratory tract.—
Lindsay Curtis,
Verywell Health,
12 May 2025
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The vaccine uses a live, weakened form of the virus to trigger immunity.—
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 May 2025
Noun
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These restrictions, in place for four decades, didn’t end the associations of immigrants and disease, but these connections were overshadowed for a time by the fear of political contagion: communism became the new communicable disease.—
Matthew Wills,
JSTOR Daily,
16 Jan. 2025
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Fear of political caprice masquerading as strategy, of a trade war metastasizing into financial contagion, and of a world where traditional safe havens—currencies, institutions, alliances—no longer offer much safety at all.—
Mohammed Soliman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Apr. 2025
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“Contagium.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/contagium. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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