Meaning of CONTAGION
| Pronunciation: | | kun'teyjun
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- [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
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| | Synonyms: | | contagious disease, infection, infection, transmission |
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| | 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 | |
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| | Definition: | | Contagion
A spate of mysterious deaths prompts forensic pathologist Jack Stapleton to look into the possible causes of a rare disease. Americare, an HMO with which he has already had dubious experiences, is at the center of his suspicions. Why are Americare`s sickest patients dying, and at the same time saving the company a great deal of money? more details ... |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \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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