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contagious disease

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An infectious disease that is spread through contact with infected individuals; also called a communicable disease. Contact with the bodily secretions of such individuals, or with objects that they have contaminated, can also spread this kind of disease.

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contagious disease

Kenya has never recorded a case of Ebola and many oppose bringing potential carriers of the highly contagious disease into the country.

From Barron's ● Jun. 23, 2026

A person infected with measles flew on a transpacific flight and passed through Los Angeles International Airport last week, potentially exposing other passengers to the highly contagious disease.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 19, 2026

The highly contagious disease spread quickly across undervaccinated communities along the Utah-Arizona border last summer.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 13, 2026

He looked utterly miserable, sitting there like a man with a contagious disease.

From BBC ● Nov. 24, 2025

Meadowlark shrinks away from me with a horrified look on her face, like I’ve got a contagious disease.

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy

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