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Contagious Definition:

  • Communicable; transmissible by direct contact with infected people and their fresh secretions or excretions.

    Foundations in Microbiology by Kathleen Park Talaro, Arthur Talaro



Contagious Notes:

A disease that can be transmitted from one living being to another, either through direct or indirect contact, is termed as Contagious. For example, the flu, which can be transmitted from person to another by coughing or sneezing, and cholera, which can be acquired by drinking contaminated water.

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