contagious

Example Sentences

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“She was excited about life and excited where she was and it’s a contagious feeling,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times

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

It’s caused by a virus in the same family as smallpox, though it’s less contagious and less dangerous.

From Barron's

But its endless expanses have been swept by panic since an outbreak of highly contagious foot-and-mouth disease, which was declared a national disaster in February.

From Barron's

Some seafood products sold to California businesses were recalled over concerns they may be contaminated with the highly contagious norovirus, according to the FDA.

From Los Angeles Times