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

From there, he later studied HIV/AIDS before moving into a role as the department’s chief of communicable disease epidemiology and immunization, where he stayed for 17 years.

From Seattle Times • May 19, 2024

And “good urban rodent control can be the best way to prevent the disease,” said Dr. Dawn Terashita, associate director of acute communicable disease control at L.A.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 3, 2023

These poisons or toxins interfere with the bodily functions, and thus cause what we know as communicable disease.

From American Red Cross Text-Book on Home Hygiene and Care of the Sick by Cross, American Red