All contagiousness synonyms

noun contagiousness

• contamination — the act or process of contaminating or the state of being contaminated
• disease — a disordered or incorrectly functioning organ, part, structure, or system of the body resulting from the effect of genetic or developmental errors, infection, poisons, nutritional deficiency or imbalance, toxicity, or unfavorable environmental factors; illness; sickness; ailment.
• virus — an ultramicroscopic (20 to 300 nm in diameter), metabolically inert, infectious agent that replicates only within the cells of living hosts, mainly bacteria, plants, and animals: composed of an RNA or DNA core, a protein coat, and, in more complex types, a surrounding envelope.
• bug — A bug is an insect or similar small creature.
• pollution — the act of polluting or the state of being polluted.
• flu — influenza.
• impurity — the quality or state of being impure.
• contagion — Contagion is the spreading of a particular disease by someone touching another person who is already affected by the disease.
• poison — a substance with an inherent property that tends to destroy life or impair health.
• corruption — Corruption is dishonesty and illegal behaviour by people in positions of authority or power.
• defilement — to make foul, dirty, or unclean; pollute; taint; debase.
• germs — a microorganism, especially when disease-producing; microbe.
• communicability — capable of being easily communicated or transmitted: communicable information; a communicable disease.
• insanitation — lack of sanitation or sanitary regulation; unclean or unhealthy condition.
• septicity — pertaining to or of the nature of sepsis; infected.