as in infection
sickness that can be passed from one person, plant, or animal to another
Parents are advised to vaccinate their children against contagious diseases.
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Recent Examples of contagious disease
This number should be zero or close to it if herd immunity existed, which refers to the protection conferred onto a community against a contagious disease when a certain percentage of the population becomes immune.
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Omer Awan, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
Babies are at high risk from the highly contagious disease.
—Rong-Gong Lin Ii, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
Indoor cats are also less at risk from contagious diseases and parasites.
—Rachael O'Connor, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
The highly contagious disease all but wiped out cattle and their wild relatives, including Cape buffalo, Kerbis Peterhans said.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 11 Oct. 2024
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Omer Awan, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
Babies are at high risk from the highly contagious disease.
—Rong-Gong Lin Ii, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
Indoor cats are also less at risk from contagious diseases and parasites.
—Rachael O'Connor, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
The highly contagious disease all but wiped out cattle and their wild relatives, including Cape buffalo, Kerbis Peterhans said.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 11 Oct. 2024
See all Example Sentences for contagious disease
Recent Examples of Synonyms for contagious disease
Noun
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These infections lead to hundreds of thousands of ER visits and hospitalizations, as well as around 900 deaths, every year.—
Alex Knapp,
Forbes,
15 Jan. 2025
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If signs of infection were observed, she was confined to a hospital.—
Brigit Katz,
Smithsonian Magazine,
15 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Keep stress in check: Stress suppresses the immune system and increases vulnerability to cold-causing viruses.—
Christopher Bergland,
Verywell Health,
13 Jan. 2025
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Testing reveals dead flu virus and tons of antibodies to virus.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
13 Jan. 2025
Noun
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This can lead to detrimental long-term health effects, such as triggering chronic conditions such as asthma as well as obstructive lung disease like bronchitis.—
Omer Awan,
Forbes,
11 Jan. 2025
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Some people have trouble absorbing this vitamin due to disease, gastric surgery, or medication.—
Sohaib Imtiaz,
Verywell Health,
11 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Patrik Laine missed a couple of games due to illness this week, but that does not seem to be a long-term issue.—
Chris Johnston,
The Athletic,
10 Jan. 2025
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Interview ‘The Inexplicable Facets of Living in a Human Body’: An Interview with Emma Bolden Emma R. Cohen The author of The Tiger and the Cage on writing about her hysterectomy, the absurdities of medical metaphor, and the illness narratives that liberate and limit us.—
Max Ufberg,
hazlitt.net,
10 Jan. 2025
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“Contagious disease.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/contagious%20disease. Accessed 24 Jan. 2025.
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