contagion

Meanings

• noun

  The spread of disease or infection from person to person or from animal to animal.

  - "The contagion spread rapidly through the community."
  - "The measles contagion was contained with strict quarantine measures."

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Synonyms

infection

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with contagion
legion , ision , station

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Variants

List of all variants of contagion that leads to same result
contagion , contagions

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Etymology

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From the Latin word 'contagio' meaning 'touching at the same time'.

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Trivia

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1. The first recorded use of the term 'contagion' was in 1357 during the Black Death pandemic.

2. Contagion was also used to describe the spread of ideas during the European Enlightenment.

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Related Concepts

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1. Epidemic: An epidemic is a widespread occurrence of an infectious disease in a community at a particular time.

2. Pandemic: A pandemic is a global outbreak of a disease.

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Culture

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Contagion has been a significant theme in literature and art, particularly during outbreaks of diseases such as the Black Death and the Spanish Flu. In literature, contagion is often used as a metaphor for the spread of ideas or emotions.

How to Memorize "contagion"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a disease spreading from person to person like a ripple in a pond.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'contagion' with the image of a red contagion symbol.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Remember the acronym C-O-N-T-A-G-I-O-N: Contagion Occurs When Infected Nodes Touch And Infect Others.

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