| contagion | | |
| n. (state) | 1. contagion, contagious disease | any disease easily transmitted by contact. |
| ~ communicable disease | a disease that can be communicated from one person to another. |
| ~ flu, grippe, influenza | an acute febrile highly contagious viral disease. |
| ~ measles, morbilli, rubeola | an acute and highly contagious viral disease marked by distinct red spots followed by a rash; occurs primarily in children. |
| ~ diphtheria | acute contagious infection caused by the bacterium Corynebacterium diphtheriae; marked by the formation of a false membrane in the throat and other air passages causing difficulty in breathing. |
| ~ scarlatina, scarlet fever | an acute communicable disease (usually in children) characterized by fever and a red rash. |
| ~ pox | a contagious disease characterized by purulent skin eruptions that may leave pock marks. |
| ~ trench mouth, vincent's angina, vincent's infection | an acute communicable infection of the respiratory tract and mouth marked by ulceration of the mucous membrane. |
| ~ cupid's disease, cupid's itch, sexually transmitted disease, social disease, std, vd, venereal disease, venereal infection, venus's curse, dose | a communicable infection transmitted by sexual intercourse or genital contact. |
| n. (event) | 2. contagion, infection, transmission | an incident in which an infectious disease is transmitted. |
| ~ incident | a single distinct event. |
| n. (communication) | 3. contagion, infection | the communication of an attitude or emotional state among a number of people.; "a contagion of mirth"; "the infection of his enthusiasm for poetry" |
| ~ communication | something that is communicated by or to or between people or groups. |
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