Word Meaning

Meaning of contagion

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

Crossword clue for contagion

- Infectious agent
- Infectious disease
- Transmission of disease by contact