infectious laughter
11infectious — /ɪnˈfɛkʃəs / (say in fekshuhs) adjective 1. communicable by infection, as diseases. 2. causing or communicating infection. 3. tending to spread from one to another: laughter is infectious. 4. Law capable of contaminating with illegality; exposing …
12infectious — adj. VERBS ▪ be ADVERB ▪ highly, very ▪ potentially Infectious is used with these nouns: ↑disease, ↑enthusiasm, ↑ …
13Tanganyika laughter epidemic — The Tanganyika laughter epidemic of 1962 was an outbreak of mass psychogenic illness (MPI) in the vicinity of the village of Kashasha on the western coast of Lake Victoria in the modern nation of Tanzania near the border of Kenya. Due to its… …
14contagious, infectious — These words have precise scientific meanings, but in everyday usage they are often confused. As for illness, a contagious disease is one communicated or transferred by contact; an infectious disease is indirectly communicated by such agencies as… …
15contagious, infectious — Diseases spread by contact are contagious. Those spread by air and water are infectious. Used figuratively ( contagious laughter, infectious enthusiasm ), either is fine …
16contagious, infectious — Diseases spread by contact are contagious. Those spread by air and water are infectious. Used figuratively ( contagious laughter, infectious enthusiasm ), either is fine …
17contagious, infectious — Diseases spread by contact are contagious. Those spread by air and water are infectious. Used figuratively ( contagious laughter, infectious enthusiasm ), either is fine …
18Bulacan — This article is about the province. For the municipality, see Bulacan, Bulacan. For the river, see Bulacan River. For the barangay, see Hindang, Leyte; Looc, Occidental Mindoro; Mabini, Batangas; Malalag, Davao del Sur; Payao, Zamboanga Sibugay;… …
19Françoise-Athénaïs, marquise de Montespan — Athénaïs de Montespan Marquise de Montespan Contemporary portrait of Françoise by an unknown artist Spouse(s) Louis Henri de Pardaillan de Gondrin …
20Roman Catholic Diocese of Baton Rouge — Diocese of Baton Rouge Dioecesis Rubribaculensis Location …
