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Contagion
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What's The Definition Of Contagion?
[n] the communication of an attitude or emotional state among a number of people; "a contagion of mirth"; "the infection of his enthusiasm for poetry"
[n] an incident is which an infectious disease is transmitted [n] any disease easily transmitted by contact Synonyms | Synonyms for Contagion: contagious disease | infection | infection | transmission Related Terms | Find terms related to Contagion: See Also | communicable disease | communication | Cupid's disease | Cupid's itch | diphtheria | flu | grippe | incident | influenza | measles | morbilli | pox | rubeola | scarlatina | scarlet fever | sexually transmitted disease | social disease | trench mouth | VD | venereal disease | Venus's curse | Vincent's angina | Vincent's infection Contagion In Webster's Dictionary \Con*ta"gion\, n. [L. contagio: cf. F. contagion. See
{Contact}.]
1. (Med.) The transmission of a disease from one person to
another, by direct or indirect contact.
Note: The term has been applied by some to the action of
miasmata arising from dead animal or vegetable matter,
bogs, fens, etc., but in this sense it is now
abandoned. --Dunglison.
And will he steal out of his wholesome bed To
dare the vile contagion of the night? --Shak.
2. 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. The act or means of communicating any influence to the
mind or heart; as, the contagion of enthusiasm. ``The
contagion of example.'' --Eikon Basilike.
When lust . . . Lets in defilement to the inward
parts, The soul grows clotted by contagion.
--Milton.
4. Venom; poison. [Obs.] ``I'll touch my point with this
contagion.'' --Shak.
Syn: See {Infection}.
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