contagion

The notion that being trans is a "social contagion" has blossomed into a full-blown moral panic, widely accepted by credulous mainstream media.

"It is neither a chronic illness nor a contagion," the society said.

"There is always that risk of some sort of contagion between the private security companies, the types of people they employ, and their desire to continually maintain their contract," Mr Smith says.

The White House wants to "stop the contagion", and that could mean persuading the UK to lower or abolish it.

It is unclear if the federal government views the H5N1 bird flu contagion in domestic and wild animals as an “emergency.”