contagious
adjective
[ kənˈteɪdʒəs ]
• (of a disease) spread from one person or organism to another, typically by direct contact.
• "a contagious disease"
Similar:
infectious,
communicable,
transmittable,
transmissible,
transferable,
spreadable,
catching,
epidemic,
pandemic,
epizootic,
infective,
• (of an emotion, feeling, or attitude) likely to spread to and affect others.
• "her enthusiasm is contagious"
Origin:
late Middle English: from late Latin contagiosus, from contagio (see contagion).
