English noun: contagious disease | |||
1. | contagious disease (state) any disease easily transmitted by contact | ||
Synonyms | contagion | ||
Broader (hypernym) | communicable disease | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | Cupid's disease, Cupid's itch, diphtheria, dose, flu, grippe, influenza, measles, morbilli, pox, rubeola, scarlatina, scarlet fever, sexually transmitted disease, social disease, STD, trench mouth, VD, venereal disease, venereal infection, Venus's curse, Vincent's angina, Vincent's infection | ||