infectious
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New World screwworm does not spread from one person to another the way an infectious disease such as COVID-19 does.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 15, 2026
The rapid spread illustrates a new normal in the U.S., where falling vaccination rates have made more communities vulnerable to the highly infectious disease that the country declared eliminated more than 25 years ago.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026
Sometimes the energy of all that “na-na-nah”-ing is infectious enough to unify rivals, if only for a few measures of music.
From Salon ● Sep. 13, 2026
"They only picked me because I never stopped talking," Jackie told the BBC, with an infectious giggle that hasn't changed since childhood.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
Jane and Michael, though they did not want to miss the crumpets and the cakes, couldn’t help laughing too, because Mr. Wigg’s mirth was so infectious.
From "Mary Poppins" by P. L. Travers
Vocabulary lists containing infectious
"Romeo and Juliet" by William Shakespeare, Act V
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National Nurses Week: Common Medical Terms
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An American Plague
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