contagious

(hastalık) doğrudan veya dolaylı temas yoluyla bulaşan

(of a disease) spread by direct or indirect contact between people or organisms.

• The flu is highly contagious during the first few days.
• Keep your child home if they have a contagious illness.
• Measles is one of the most contagious diseases known.
• Public health officials emphasized that tuberculosis remains contagious even when patients show no visible symptoms during the disease's latent phase.
• The veterinary team isolated the infected animals to prevent the contagious pathogen from spreading throughout the entire livestock population.
• Epidemiologists study transmission patterns to identify how long various contagious illnesses remain infectious on different surfaces and in varying climates.

Eş anlamlılar: infectious, communicable, transmittable, spreadable, catching

Zıt anlamlılar: non-contagious, non-infectious

(duygu veya davranış) başkalarına bulaşma eğiliminde olan

(of an emotion, attitude, or behavior) likely to spread to and affect others.

• Her laughter was contagious and soon everyone was smiling.
• The team's enthusiasm is contagious.
• His positive energy is contagious in the workplace.

Eş anlamlılar: infectious, spreading, catching, transmissible