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
Noun
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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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The measles virus was recently detected in wastewater samples collected by the Sacramento Area Sewer District.—
Ishani Desai,
Sacbee.com,
6 June 2025
Noun
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His death fixation seems more of a motivation than does Angry Alan’s quasi logic, which grips him through his laptop—even though the director Sam Gold and the video designer Lucy Mackinnon underline these moments of contagion by flooding the stage with a projection of glitching red static.—
Helen Shaw,
New Yorker,
13 June 2025
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That's a technical term in public health for contagions that have been well-controlled for 12 months or more.—
Maria Godoy,
NPR,
9 May 2025
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“Contagium.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/contagium. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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