Thesaurus: contagion

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1. n. The transmission of a disease from one person to another, by direct or indirect contact.
2. n. That which serves as a medium or agency to transmit disease; a virus produced by, or exhalation proceeding from, a diseased person, and capable of reproducing the disease.
3. n. The act or means of communicating any influence to the mind or heart; as, the contagion of enthusiasm.
4. n. Venom; poison.
5. n. any disease easily transmitted by contact
6. n. an incident in which an infectious disease is transmitted
7. n. the communication of an attitude or emotional state among a number of people
8. The transmission of a disease from one person to another, bydirect or indirect contact.
9. n:100 n. the communication of an attitude or emotional state among a number of people