contagion
Example Sentences
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The World Health Organization has scrambled to reassure the world that the outbreak was not a repeat of the Covid pandemic, stressing that contagion was very rare.
From Barron's • May 18, 2026
R0 is a basic reproduction number measuring the contagion potential of a virus, so an R0 of 2.7 means one infected person will spread it to 2.7 other people on average.
From MarketWatch • May 14, 2026
"The risk of contagion for the general population is low," health minister Mónica García repeated on Saturday.
From BBC • May 9, 2026
The public-health hunt for Hondius passengers and anyone they came into close contact with is critical to limit the contagion impact.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026
I tell you frankly that the contagion of their devotion has not yet gripped me.
From "Across Five Aprils" by Irene Hunt
Vocabulary lists containing contagion
"The Masque of the Red Death" by Edgar Allan Poe
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Common Senses: Tact, Tang ("Touch")
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Between Shades of Gray
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