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

And in order to prevent the spread of the virus, contagiousness is what really matters.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 30, 2023

It describes such a test, which offers a direct if imperfect measure of contagiousness, as optional.

From Washington Post • Aug. 1, 2022

Throughout the pandemic, people have often conflated two different concepts: contagiousness and severity.

From New York Times • Jul. 21, 2022

Think, for a moment, about the concept of contagiousness.

From "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell