contagious disease

  • 11contagious disease — illness that can be spread by contact …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 12contagious disease — One capable of being transmitted by mediate or immediate contact …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 13contagious disease — One capable of being transmitted by mediate or immediate contact …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 14Contagious — Con*ta gious, a. [L. contagiosus: cf. F. contagieux.] 1. (Med.) Communicable by contact, by a virus, or by a bodily exhalation; catching; as, a contagious disease. [1913 Webster] 2. Conveying or generating disease; pestilential; poisonous; as,… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 15contagious — A contagious disease is one transmitted by physical contact, as distinct from an infectious disease, which is transmitted by micro organisms in the air or in water. In figurative use, contagious and infectious overlap in modifying positive or… …

    Modern English usage

  • 16Contagious — may refer to: Contagious disease Contagious (song), a 2001 song by The Isley Brothers Contagious , a 2007 song from Avril Lavigne s album The Best Damn Thing Contagious (Sitti album), 2009 Contagious (Y T album), 1987 Contagious (Third Day album) …

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  • 17contagious — ► ADJECTIVE 1) (of a disease) spread by direct or indirect contact between people or organisms. 2) having a contagious disease. 3) (of an emotion, attitude, etc.) likely to spread to and affect others. DERIVATIVES contagiously adverb… …

    English terms dictionary

  • 18contagious — [kən tā′jəs] adj. [OFr contagieus < LL contagiosus] 1. spread by direct or indirect contact; communicable: said of diseases 2. carrying, or liable to transmit, the causative agent of a contagious disease 3. for the care of contagious patients… …

    English World dictionary

  • 19contagious acne of horses — contagious pustular acne a contagious disease of the skin in horses caused by infection with Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis, characterized by groups of pustules, especially in areas in contact with the harness; when ruptured, the pustules… …

    Medical dictionary

  • 20Contagious Diseases Acts — Die Contagious Diseases Acts (Gesetze über ansteckende Krankheiten) sind britische Parlamentserlasse des 19. Jahrhunderts zur Bekämpfung von Geschlechtskrankheiten. Anlass für die Verabschiedung dieser Erlasse war die hohe Anzahl von… …

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