contagious disease

/kənˌteɪdʒəs dəˌziz/

Other forms: contagious diseases

Definitions of contagious disease

1. noun

   any disease easily transmitted by contact
   synonyms: contagion

   types:

   flu, grippe, influenza

   an acute febrile highly contagious viral disease

   measles, morbilli, rubeola

   an acute and highly contagious viral disease marked by distinct red spots followed by a rash; occurs primarily in children

   diphtheria

   acute contagious infection caused by the bacterium Corynebacterium diphtheriae; marked by the formation of a false membrane in the throat and other air passages causing difficulty in breathing

   scarlatina, scarlet fever

   an acute communicable disease (usually in children) characterized by fever and a red rash

   pox

   a contagious disease characterized by purulent skin eruptions that may leave pock marks

   Vincent's angina, Vincent's infection, trench mouth

   an acute communicable infection of the respiratory tract and mouth marked by ulceration of the mucous membrane

   Cupid's disease, Cupid's itch, STD, VD, Venus's curse, dose, sexually transmitted disease, social disease, venereal disease, venereal infection

   a communicable infection transmitted by sexual intercourse or genital contact

   Asian influenza, Asiatic flu

   influenza caused by the Asian virus that was first isolated in 1957

   swine flu, swine influenza

   an acute and highly contagious respiratory disease of swine caused by the orthomyxovirus thought to be the same virus that caused the 1918 influenza pandemic

   German measles, epidemic roseola, rubella, three-day measles

   a contagious viral disease that is a milder form of measles lasting three or four days; can be damaging to a fetus during the first trimester

   smallpox, variola, variola major

   a highly contagious viral disease characterized by fever and weakness and skin eruption with pustules that form scabs that slough off leaving scars

   genital herpes, herpes genitalis

   an infection caused by herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) that is usually transmitted by sexual contact; marked by recurrent attacks of painful eruptions on the skin and mucous membranes of the genital area

   chicken pox, chickenpox, varicella

   an acute contagious disease caused by herpes varicella zoster virus; causes a rash of vesicles on the face and body

   clap, gonorrhea, gonorrhoea

   a common venereal disease caused by the bacterium Neisseria gonorrhoeae; symptoms are painful urination and pain around the urethra

   granuloma inguinale, granuloma venereum

   a venereal disease caused by a bacterium of the genus Calymmatobacterium; characterized by a pimply rash of the skin in the genital and groin region

   lues, lues venerea, pox, syph, syphilis

   a common venereal disease caused by the treponema pallidum spirochete; symptoms change through progressive stages; can be congenital (transmitted through the placenta)

   LGV, lymphogranuloma venereum, lymphopathia venereum

   infectious disease caused by a species of chlamydia bacterium; transmitted by sexual contact; characterized by genital lesions and swelling of lymph nodes in the groin

   chlamydia

   a sexually transmitted infection caused by bacteria of the genus Chlamydia

   cowpox, vaccinia

   a viral disease of cattle causing a mild skin disease affecting the udder; formerly used to inoculate humans against smallpox

   type of:

   communicable disease

   a disease that can be communicated from one person to another