| 单词 | contagion |
| 释义 | contagion (once / 929 pages) n Have you ever noticed how when one person yawns, the people around him tend to do so as well? This phenomenon can be described as a contagion, the spreading of an emotional or mental state (in this case, fatigue). Contagion can apply not only to the spread of emotions but also to the spread of disease. If you’re feeling sick, you should stay home to reduce the risk of contagion. (Be sure to use the word contagion when you call in sick; it’s a great opportunity to impress people with your vocabulary.) Contagion is akin to the word contagious, an adjective describing things that spread from person to person, like certain diseases... and yawning. WORD FAMILYcontagion: contagions, contagious+/contagious: contagiously, noncontagious USAGE EXAMPLESNot long ago the risk of "contagion" from Greece appeared to be the mother of all worries for the EU. BBC(Dec 16, 2016) Investors will be watching developments in Italy closely as they assess the risks of an anti-euro shift and weigh the chances of contagion. Wall Street Journal(Dec 04, 2016) This is a world in which the contagion of fact-free words is spreading rapidly. The Guardian(Dec 03, 2016) 1n an incident in which an infectious disease is transmitted Syn|Hyper infection, transmission incident a single distinct event 2n any disease easily transmitted by contact Syn|Hypo|Hyper contagious disease flu, grippe, influenza an acute febrile highly contagious viral disease measles, morbilli, rubeolaan acute and highly contagious viral disease marked by distinct red spots followed by a rash; occurs primarily in children diphtheriaacute contagious infection caused by the bacterium Corynebacterium diphtheriae; marked by the formation of a false membrane in the throat and other air passages causing difficulty in breathing scarlatina, scarlet feveran acute communicable disease (usually in children) characterized by fever and a red rash poxa contagious disease characterized by purulent skin eruptions that may leave pock marks Vincent's angina, Vincent's infection, trench mouthan acute communicable infection of the respiratory tract and mouth marked by ulceration of the mucous membrane Cupid's disease, Cupid's itch, STD, VD, Venus's curse, dose, sexually transmitted disease, social disease, venereal disease, venereal infectiona communicable infection transmitted by sexual intercourse or genital contact Asian influenza, Asiatic fluinfluenza caused by the Asian virus that was first isolated in 1957 swine flu, swine influenzaan acute and highly contagious respiratory disease of swine caused by the orthomyxovirus thought to be the same virus that caused the 1918 influenza pandemic German measles, epidemic roseola, rubella, three-day measlesa contagious viral disease that is a milder form of measles lasting three or four days; can be damaging to a fetus during the first trimester smallpox, variola, variola majora highly contagious viral disease characterized by fever and weakness and skin eruption with pustules that form scabs that slough off leaving scars genital herpes, herpes genitalisan infection caused by herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) that is usually transmitted by sexual contact; marked by recurrent attacks of painful eruptions on the skin and mucous membranes of the genital area chickenpox, varicellaan acute contagious disease caused by herpes varicella zoster virus; causes a rash of vesicles on the face and body clap, gonorrhea, gonorrhoeaa common venereal disease caused by the bacterium Neisseria gonorrhoeae; symptoms are painful urination and pain around the urethra granuloma inguinale, granuloma venereuma venereal disease caused by a bacterium of the genus Calymmatobacterium; characterized by a pimply rash of the skin in the genital and groin region lues, lues venerea, pox, syph, syphilisa common venereal disease caused by the treponema pallidum spirochete; symptoms change through progressive stages; can be congenital (transmitted through the placenta) LGV, lymphogranuloma venereum, lymphopathia venereuminfectious disease caused by a species of chlamydia bacterium; transmitted by sexual contact; characterized by genital lesions and swelling of lymph nodes in the groin chlamydiaa sexually transmitted infection caused by bacteria of the genus Chlamydia cowpox, vacciniaa viral disease of cattle causing a mild skin disease affecting the udder; formerly used to inoculate humans against smallpox communicable disease a disease that can be communicated from one person to another 3n the communication of an attitude or emotional state among a number of people a contagion of mirth Syn|Hyper infection communication something that is communicated by or to or between people or groups |
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