as in contagious disease
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As of April 26, a total of 590 Californians had contracted the highly contagious disease in 2025, according to data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.—
Hannah Poukish,
Sacbee.com,
12 May 2025 -
Measles is among the most contagious diseases known to humankind, which means that communal vaccination is crucial.—
Michael Hiltzik,
Los Angeles Times,
8 May 2025
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And routine industry practices such as branding and ear tagging leave the animals vulnerable to screwworm infection.—
Sarah Zhang,
The Atlantic,
27 May 2025
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The narrative centers on Joel (Pedro Pascal), a hardened survivor, and Ellie (Bella Ramsey), a teenage girl who is immune to the infection.—
Samantha Stutsman,
People.com,
26 May 2025
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The protesters, who are HIV-positive, did not conceal their faces — a rare occurrence in a country where the virus is still heavily stigmatized.—
Dánica Coto,
Los Angeles Times,
25 May 2025
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The experts said there are a few reasons why people might still be dying from the virus, including low vaccination uptake, waning immunity and not enough people accessing treatments.—
Mary Kekatos,
ABC News,
24 May 2025
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These restrictions, in place for four decades, didn’t end the associations of immigrants and disease, but these connections were overshadowed for a time by the fear of political contagion: communism became the new communicable disease.—
Matthew Wills,
JSTOR Daily,
16 Jan. 2025
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Fear of political caprice masquerading as strategy, of a trade war metastasizing into financial contagion, and of a world where traditional safe havens—currencies, institutions, alliances—no longer offer much safety at all.—
Mohammed Soliman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Apr. 2025
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“Contagium.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/contagium. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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