English > contagion: 3 senses > noun 1, state| Meaning | Any disease easily transmitted by contact. |
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| Synonym | contagious disease |
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| Narrower | Vincent's angina, Vincent's infection, trench mouth | An acute communicable infection of the respiratory tract and mouth marked by ulceration of the mucous membrane |
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| diphtheria | Acute contagious infection caused by the bacterium Corynebacterium diphtheriae |
| influenza, flu, grippe | An acute febrile highly contagious viral disease |
| measles, rubeola, morbilli | An acute and highly contagious viral disease marked by distinct red spots followed by a rash |
| pox | A contagious disease characterized by purulent skin eruptions that may leave pock marks |
| scarlet fever, scarlatina | An acute communicable disease (usually in children) characterized by fever and a red rash |
| venereal disease, VD, venereal infection, social disease, Cupid's itch, Cupid's disease, Venus's curse, dose, sexually transmitted disease, STD | A communicable infection transmitted by sexual intercourse or genital contact |
| Broader | communicable disease | A disease that can be communicated from one person to another |
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| Spanish | contagiosidad, enfermedad contagiosa, enfermedad transmisible |
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| Catalan | malaltia contagiosa |
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| Adjectives | contagious | (of disease) capable of being transmitted by infection |
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