contagious
Example Sentences
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The contagious respiratory illness typically kills thousands of people in the U.S. each year, though that number can rise significantly in years with troublesome viral variants.
“He had such a strong ‘I can’ belief in himself that was kind of contagious,” Meier said.
A wave of the highly contagious respiratory syncytial virus is beginning to wash over the United States, sending greater numbers of babies and toddlers to the hospital for professional care.
From Los Angeles Times
Leprosy, he told them, is one of the least contagious of all infectious diseases; he’d never caught it himself.
"He made me feel a million dollars. His enthusiasm and positivity was contagious."
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
