contagious

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How are you going to fly two withering, highly contagious people from Africa to America without killing them or infecting others on the plane?

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

The government in January rolled out a 10-year drive to vaccinate nearly 20 million cattle against the highly contagious and sometimes deadly viral infection.

From Barron's • Mar. 13, 2026

This year, the highly contagious disease has been reported at schools, airports and Disneyland.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 9, 2026

Canine distemper virus is a highly contagious disease that attacks the host's respiratory, gastrointestinal and nervous systems.

From BBC • Feb. 23, 2026

But now Mom sagged back against the chair she was trapped in, and Emma could feel her mother’s despair like it was something contagious.

From "The Strangers" by Margaret Peterson Haddix