| Health Dictionary: contagious disease |
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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| WordNet: contagious disease |
The noun has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
any disease easily transmitted by contact
Synonym: contagion
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