communicable disease

Cultural  

1. Any disease transmitted from one person or animal to another; also called contagious disease. Sometimes quarantine is required to prevent the spread of disease.

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Example Sentences

Newsom said joining the WHO-led consortium would enable California to respond faster to communicable disease outbreaks and other public health threats.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 9, 2026

It is a tragic irony that the current anger and frustration at public health stems from a communicable disease response — the basis for our original success.

From Salon • Mar. 6, 2025

Contra Costa Health’s communicable disease program is investigating the case and has not determined where the person became infected, according to a news release.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 29, 2024

“Now we’re being really transparent with our staff that if a client has a communicable disease — covid, monkeypox, RSV, whatever — we’re housing them here.”

From Washington Post • Jan. 1, 2023

If the system were adopted the certificate should, in the opinion of the present Committee, include freedom from mental disease as well as freedom from communicable disease.

From Venereal Diseases in New Zealand (1922) Report of the Special Committee of the Board of Health appointed by the Hon. Minister of Health by New Zealand. Committee of the Board of Health