contagious disease


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contagious disease

[kən′tā·jəs di′zēz]
(medicine)
An infectious disease communicable by contact with a person suffering from it, with the bodily discharge, or with an object touched by the person.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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