CONTAGION Synonyms: 78 Similar and Opposite Words

contagion

noun

Definition of contagion

as in virus

sickness that can be passed from one person, plant, or animal to another The rumors spread like a contagion.

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Recent Examples of contagion Related Stories While driving through the snowy darkness one night, the courier comes face to the face with the results of a contagion — the Umbrella Corporation’s infamous T-virus — and chaos ensues. — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2026 Another is the contagion risk posed by having an unvaccinated child in a waiting room alongside infants and kids with immunodeficiencies. — Eric Boodman, STAT, 3 Sep. 2026 For instance, kids can carry contagions home along with their homework. — Hali Smith, Idaho Statesman, 28 Aug. 2026 Its crisis – along with those of other property giants – has been at the heart of a wider Chinese real-estate shock that has tested the world’s second-largest economy and threatened to spark a global contagion effect. — Sylvie Zhuang, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for contagion

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Noun

If a pregnant person is exposed to the virus, they’re recommended to receive intravenous immunoglobulin to help protect against infection—but only if it is given within six days of exposure.

— Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 19 Oct. 2026
This comes as the world’s fastest-growing Ebola outbreak on record continues to outpace efforts, and the virus has spread into eight provinces in Congo and into neighboring countries, Kenya and Uganda.

— Monika Pronczuk, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026

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A week ago, a call between the US president and his Russian counterpart seemed to be about an urgent clarification over a possible outbreak of plague in Siberia.

— Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2026
The mysterious death of a lab worker at a plague research institute in Siberia drew global attention to a region where disease risks run as deep as the permafrost.

— Mary Ilyushina, Washington Post, 14 Oct. 2026

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