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

"We're not talking about casual contact from very far away from one another," she said, but "really physical contact".

From BBC • May 6, 2026

Mpox is unlikely to spread through casual contact, or in close quarters like on a plane or in an office or store, state health officials say.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2026

They find that others still prefer to keep their distance, despite the fact that the disease isn’t spread through casual contact and 95% of people are naturally immune.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 23, 2025

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

In our casual contact with aliens, however, it is the offensive rather than the pleasing traits that impress us.

From Introduction to the Science of Sociology by Park, Robert Ezra