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contagious
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con·ta·gious  (kn-tjs)
adj.
1. Of or relating to contagion.
2. Transmissible by direct or indirect contact; communicable: a contagious disease.
3. Capable of transmitting disease; carrying a disease: stayed at home until he was no longer contagious.
4. Spreading or tending to spread from one to another; infectious: a contagious smile.

con·tagious·ly adv.
con·tagious·ness n.

contagious [kənˈteɪdʒəs]
adj
1. (Medicine / Pathology) (of a disease) capable of being passed on by direct contact with a diseased individual or by handling clothing, etc., contaminated with the causative agent Compare infectious
2. (Medicine / Pathology) (of an organism) harbouring or spreading the causative agent of a transmissible disease
3. causing or likely to cause the same reaction or emotion in several people; catching; infectious her laughter was contagious
contagiously  adv
contagiousness  n

contagious  (kn-tjs)
1. Capable of being transmitted by direct or indirect contact, as an infectious disease.
2. Bearing contagion, as a person or animal with an infectious disease that is contagious.
Usage A contagious disease is one that can be transmitted from one living being to another through direct or indirect contact. Thus the flu, which can be transmitted by coughing, and cholera, which is often acquired by drinking contaminated water, are contagious diseases. Although infectious is also used to refer to such diseases, it has a slightly different meaning in that it refers to diseases caused by infectious agentsagents such as viruses and bacteria that are not normally present in the body and can cause an infection. While the notion of contagiousness goes back to ancient times, the idea of infectious diseases is more modern, coming from the germ theory of disease, which was not proposed until the later nineteenth century. Contagious and infectious are also used to refer to people who have communicable diseases at a stage at which transmission to others is likely.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.contagious - easily diffused or spread as from one person to another; "a contagious grin"
infectious - easily spread; "fear is exceedingly infectious; children catch it from their elders"- Bertrand Russell
2.contagiouscontagious - (of disease) capable of being transmitted by infection
infectious - easily spread; "fear is exceedingly infectious; children catch it from their elders"- Bertrand Russell

contagious
adjective infectious, catching, spreading, epidemic, communicable, transmissible, pestilential I felt like I had some contagious disease.
Translations
contagious [kənˈteɪdʒəs] ADJcontagioso

contagious [kənˈteɪdʒəs] adj
[disease] → contagieux/euse
[attitude] → contagieux/euse

contagious
adj (Med, fig) → ansteckend; disease alsodirekt übertragbar; he’s not contagious (Med) → seine Krankheit ist nicht ansteckend; (hum)er ist nicht giftig (inf)

contagious [kənˈteɪdʒəs] adjcontagioso/a, infettivo/a
contagious [kənˈteɪdʒəs] adjcontagioso/a, infettivo/a

contagious
adj contagious [kənˈteidʒəs]
spreading from one person to another by physical contact Is that skin disease contagious? aansteeklik, oordraagbaar مُعدِ، مُنْتَقِل بِالعَدوى заразен nakažlivý smitsom ansteckend μεταδοτικός contagioso nakkav مسری؛ واگیردار tarttuva contagieux מְדַבֵּק छूत से लगने वाला रोग zarazan fertőző menular smitandi contagioso 接触伝染性の 전염성의 užkrečiamas lipīgs; infekcijas- berjangkit besmettelijk smittsom zakaźny contagioso contagios заразный nákazlivý nalezljiv zarazan smittsam ที่แพร่กระจายด้วยการสัมผัส bulaşıcı 傳染性的 інфекційний, заразний متعدى, وبائى dễ lây
n conˈtagion
an infection. aansteking, kontakbesmetting; aansteeklikheid; aansteeklike siekte; bederf عَدوى بِالمُلامَسَه зараза nákaza, nakažlivá choroba smitte die Ansteckung μετάδοση νόσου contagio nakkus سرایت tartunta contagion הִדַבּקוּת छूत, संक्रमण zaraza fertőzés infeksi smitun contagio 接触伝染 감염, 전염 užkrečiama liga infekcija; infekcijas slimība jangkitan besmettelijke ziekte smitte zakażenie contágio contagiune инфекция nákaza okužba zaraza smitta, smittsam sjukdom การติดต่อของโรคโดยการสัมผัส bulaşma, geçme 傳染 зараза, інфекція چهوت، وبا، متعدى اثر sự lây bệnh

contagious ناقل للعدوى nakažlivý smitsom ansteckend μολυσματικός contagioso tarttuva contagieux zarazan contagioso 伝染性の 전염성의 besmettelijk smittsom zaraźliwy contagioso заразный smittsam ซึ่งแพร่กระจายได้ bulaşıcı dễ lây 传染性的


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