contagion
/kənˈteɪdʒən/
noun
- The spread of a disease by direct or indirect contact between people or animals.
- The hospital set up a special ward to prevent the contagion from spreading to other patients.
- In crowded cities, the risk of contagion is much higher during flu season.
- Vaccines help protect communities from the rapid contagion of dangerous viruses.
- A harmful influence or idea that spreads quickly from person to person.
- The leader worried that the protest movement would become a political contagion across the region.
- The panic selling on the stock market was a financial contagion that affected investors worldwide.
- Social media can sometimes act as a contagion for false rumors and misinformation.
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