contagious

US /kənˈtedʒəs/

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UK /kənˈteɪdʒəs/

adj.AdjectiveAble to be passed on by touch

The flu is contagious, so please wash your hands and be careful around sick people

adj.Adjective(of a disease) able to be transmitted by infection.

The flu is highly contagious, so stay home if you have symptoms.

adj.Adjective(of an emotion, feeling, or attitude) likely to spread to and affect others.

Her laughter was contagious, soon everyone in the room was smiling.

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Why is yawning contagious?
Why is yawning contagious?
There are a couple of theories which explain why yawning is contagious.
There are a couple of theories which explain why yawning is contagious.

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contagious skin infection caused by an itch mite. But dont you worry. Here are some simple
contagious skin infection caused by an itch mite. But dont you worry. Here are some simple

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STRAIN OF CORONAVIRUS IS LESS CONTAGIOUS
STRAIN OF CORONAVIRUS IS LESS CONTAGIOUS
STRAIN OF CORONAVIRUS IS LESS CONTAGIOUS THAN
STRAIN OF CORONAVIRUS IS LESS CONTAGIOUS THAN

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more contagious—and then use this knowledge in the future to help *stop* global pandemics.
more contagious—and then use this knowledge in the future to help *stop* global pandemics.

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Contagious.
Contagious.
So, they may say the virus, the COVID virus, is contagious.
So, they may say the virus, the COVID virus, is contagious.

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whether more contagious variants become dominant,
whether more contagious variants become dominant,

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It's highly contagious but less severe overall than other forms of the disease.
It's highly contagious but less severe overall than other forms of the disease.

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There's a bunch that, in previous variants, have shown to make the variant either more contagious or allow it to evade parts of the immune response that was triggered by a vaccine or by a past infection.
There's a bunch that, in previous variants, have shown to make the variant either more contagious or allow it to evade parts of the immune response that was triggered by a vaccine or by a past infection.
The Omicron variant has twice as many mutations as the Delta variant, a highly contagious strain that was identified in India, October of last year and became the dominant form of the virus around the world.
The Omicron variant has twice as many mutations as the Delta variant, a highly contagious strain that was identified in India, October of last year and became the dominant form of the virus around the world.

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