contagion
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The World Health Organization has scrambled to reassure the world that the outbreak was not a repeat of the Covid pandemic, stressing that contagion was very rare.
From Barron's • May 18, 2026
In cases of human-to-human transmission, existing knowledge about environmental factors relating to contagion from rodents "does not apply," infectious disease specialist Maria Ester Lazaro told AFP.
From Barron's • May 15, 2026
R0 is a basic reproduction number measuring the contagion potential of a virus, so an R0 of 2.7 means one infected person will spread it to 2.7 other people on average.
From MarketWatch • May 14, 2026
But WHO officials insisted that the risk of wider contagion was low "because of how the virus works".
From BBC • May 11, 2026
The result is a kind of contagion of panic, and before long the men leading the zebras and llamas are struggling to maintain control.
From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen
Vocabulary lists containing contagion
"The Masque of the Red Death" by Edgar Allan Poe
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Common Senses: Tact, Tang ("Touch")
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Between Shades of Gray
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