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Noun
/kənˈtājən/,
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contagions, plural;
  1. The communication of disease from one person to another by close contact
    • - the rooms held no risk of contagion
  2. A disease spread in such a way

  3. The spreading of a harmful idea or practice
    • - the contagion of disgrace
  4. A contagium

  1. contagious disease: any disease easily transmitted by contact
  2. infection: an incident in which an infectious disease is transmitted
  3. the communication of an attitude or emotional state among a number of people; "a contagion of mirth"; "the infection of his enthusiasm for poetry"
  4. (contagious) easily diffused or spread as from one person to another; "a contagious grin"
  5. (contagious) catching: (of disease) capable of being transmitted by infection
  6. Contagion is the fifth studio album by the British progressive rock band Arena, released in 2003.
  7. Contagion is a medical thriller written by Dr. Robin Cook.
  8. (Contagious (Peggy Scott-Adams album)) Contagious is the second album by soul singer, Peggy Scott-Adams. It followed hot on the heels of the success of her debut album "Help Yourself. Includes the hit singles, "Spousal Abuse", "I'm in Love" and "What'cha Doin' To Me."
  9. (Contagious (Sitti album)) Contagious is the third full-length studio album of Philippine bossa nova singer Sitti, after 2006's Café Bossa and 2007's My Bossa Nova. It was released in mid-2009.
  10. (Contagious (song)) "Contagious" is a song by The Isley Brothers, featuring Ronald Isley. It was released as a single off of their 2001 album "Eternal". The song was written and produced by R. Kelly, who was also featured on the song, and also featured background vocals by R&B singer Chanté Moore.
  11. (Contagious (Third Day album)) Contagious is the second demo album released by Christian rock band Third Day in 1994. Like their previous effort, Long Time Forgotten, it was released independently and features some of the songs the band later released on their album Third Day.
  12. A disease spread by contact; The spread or transmission of such a disease; The spread of anything harmful, as if it were such a disease
  13. (contagious) Of a disease, easily transmitted to others; Of a fashion, laughter, etc., easily passed on to others; Of a person, having a disease that can be transmitted to another person by touch
  14. (Contagious (microorganisms)) Bacteria growing in the udder that are spread from cow to cow.
  15. (Contagious) (2008), now concluded.
  16. (Contagious) That which spreads through physical contact; spreading easily.
  17. The tendency of an economic crisis to spread from one market to another. In 1997, political instability in Indonesia caused high volatility in their domestic currency, the Rupiah. ...
  18. The action of being followed by a paranormal entity, such as an earthbound spirit from an investigation or a haunted location.
  19. a phenomenon whereby susceptible persons are influenced towards suicidal behavior through knowledge of another person's suicidal acts
  20. n. a process whereby operations on objects of differing types (e.g., arithmetic on mixed types of numbers) produce a result whose type is controlled by the dominance of one argument's type over the types of the other arguments. See Section 12.1.1.2 (Contagion in Numeric Operations).
  21. The phenomenon of a financial crisis in one country spilling over to another, which then suffers many of the same problems.
  22. The phenomenon whereby an economic crisis spreads from one region/economy/market to another.
  23. the factors by which crises transmit from market to market or country to country. High levels of leverage by a number of banks create increased risk of ’common creditor’ contagion. ...
  24. measure of contact or close association between patches
  25. An infectious state transferred by contact.