Definition of contagion Contagion

/kʌntejˈʤʌn/ - [kunteyjun] - con•ta•gion

We found 16 definitions of contagion from 6 different sources.

What does contagion mean?

Noun Plural: contagions
contagion - the communication of an attitude or emotional state among a number of people; "a contagion of mirth"; "the infection of his enthusiasm for poetry"
		infection
		communication something that is communicated by or to or between people or groups
contagion - any disease easily transmitted by contact
		contagious disease
		communicable disease a disease that can be communicated from one person to another
		flu, grippe, influenza an acute febrile highly contagious viral disease
		measles, morbilli, rubeola an acute and highly contagious viral disease marked by distinct red spots followed by a rash; occurs primarily in children
		diphtheria acute 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 fever an acute communicable disease (usually in children) characterized by fever and a red rash
		pox a contagious disease characterized by purulent skin eruptions that may leave pock marks
		trench mouth, vincent's angina, vincent's infection an acute communicable infection of the respiratory tract and mouth marked by ulceration of the mucous membrane
contagion - an incident in which an infectious disease is transmitted
		infection, transmission
		incident a single distinct event

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contagion (Noun)
A disease spread by contact.
contagion (Noun)
The spread or transmission of such a disease.
contagion (Noun)
The spread of anything harmful, as if it were such a disease.
contagion (Noun)
A situation in which small shocks, which initially affect only a few financial institutions or a particular region of an economy, spread to the rest of financial sectors and other countries whose economies were previously healthy.
contagion (Noun)
A resulting recession or crisis developed in such manner.

contagion (n.)
The transmission of a disease from one person to another, by direct or indirect contact.
contagion (n.)
That which serves as a medium or agency to transmit disease; a virus produced by, or exhalation proceeding from, a diseased person, and capable of reproducing the disease.
contagion (n.)
The act or means of communicating any influence to the mind or heart; as, the contagion of enthusiasm.
contagion (n.)
Venom; poison.

contagion
Entry and development or multiplication of an infectious agent in the body of a living organism.
contagion
Process in which a disease is transmitted.

contagion
kon-tā′jun, n. transmission of a disease from the sick to the healthy, either by direct contact of a part affected with the disease, or through the medium of the excretions or exhalations of the body.—n. Contā′gionist, one who believes that certain diseases are contagious.—adj. Contā′gious, that may be communicated by contact.—adv. Contā′giously.—ns. Contā′giousness; Contā′gium, the supposed morbific matter by means of which disease spreads.—Contagious Diseases Acts, a series of laws passed in 1865 and succeeding years for the better regulation of prostitutes in certain seaport and military towns. [L. contagion-em—con, together, tangĕre, to touch.]