casual contact

American  

noun

1. the level of contact at which a person is not subject to contracting a communicable disease from another, especially nonsexual contact with a person infected with a venereal disease.

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Example Sentences

But, perhaps most notable, only about half of the 30,000 children infected with hepatitis B got it from their mothers; the other half contracted it through casual contact, likely from other household contacts.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 3, 2025

Since then, I have had only casual contact with Smith, who served as SMC’s spokesman for many years.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 12, 2023

But the new car also led to impressively competitive racing, and casual contact between drivers didn’t necessarily lead to wipeouts.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 27, 2022

Morrison, who had been deemed a casual contact after attending an event last week along with a COVID-infected person, said he has been cleared to fly interstate to Queensland after negative test results.

From Reuters • Dec. 15, 2021

He desired to eliminate Myra Bland and all that pertained to her from even casual contact with him.

From The Hidden Places by Sinclair, Bertrand W.