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| communicable |
capable of being spread or passed on; contagious. |
| contagious |
If a disease is contagious, it can be spread from one person to another. If you have a contagious illness, you can pass it to other people. [2 definitions] |
| isolation |
the complete separation of a person who is infected with a contagious disease, or the state of being separated from other people in this way. [1/2 definitions] |
| measles |
(used with a singular or plural verb) a serious and very contagious disease that causes a fever and red spots on the skin. Measles is caused by a virus. |
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