contagiousness

Example Sentences

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“I think most people are most contagious when they have diarrhea, and when the diarrhea resolves the contagiousness goes away,” Roberts says.

From National Geographic • Dec. 8, 2023

But EG.5, which has also been called Eris, does not appear to have any new capacities when it comes to its contagiousness, its symptoms or its likelihood of causing severe illness.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 21, 2023

It’s just incredibly transmissible, and managed through its sheer contagiousness to create a global disaster.

From Washington Post • Jan. 18, 2023

While the avian flu rarely infects humans, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the contagiousness of the virus requires farmers to quickly euthanize infected and exposed flocks.

From New York Times • Jan. 12, 2023

We have, in our minds, a very specific, biological notion of what contagiousness means.

From "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell