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contagion definition and meaning

n. The transmission of a disease from one person to another, by direct or indirect contact.
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.
n. The act or means of communicating any influence to the mind or heart; as, the contagion of enthusiasm.
n. Venom; poison.

Crossword clues for contagion

- Transmission of disease by contact