Contagion
- Contagion
- Contagion Con*ta"gion (k[o^]n*t[=a]"j[u^]n), n. [L. contagio:
cf. F. contagion. See {Contact}.]
1. (Med.) The transmission of a disease from one person to
another, by direct or indirect contact.
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Note: The term has been applied by some to the action of
miasmata arising from dead animal or vegetable matter,
bogs, fens, etc., but in this sense it is now
abandoned. --Dunglison.
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And will he steal out of his wholesome bed
To dare the vile contagion of the night? --Shak.
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2. 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.
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3. The act or means of communicating any influence to the
mind or heart; as, the contagion of enthusiasm. ``The
contagion of example.'' --Eikon Basilike.
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When lust . . .
Lets in defilement to the inward parts,
The soul grows clotted by contagion. --Milton.
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4. Venom; poison. [Obs.] ``I'll touch my point with this
contagion.'' --Shak.
Syn: See {Infection}.
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contagion — [ kɔ̃taʒjɔ̃ ] n. f. • 1375; lat. contagio, rac. tangere « toucher » 1 ♦ Transmission d une maladie à une personne saine, par contact direct avec un malade (contagion directe) ou par l intermédiaire d un contage (contagion indirecte).⇒… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Contagion — may refer to: In medicine Infectious disease, also known as contagious disease, with infection, or the infectious agent, also known as (a) contagion In media Batman: Contagion, a story arc in the Batman comic book series Contagion (novel), a… … Wikipedia
contagion — CONTAGION. s. f. Communication d une maladie maligne, soit par attouchement, soit par respiration, ou autrement. Ce mal se prend par contagion. Il signifie aussi plus ordinairement, La maladie qu on nomme Peste. Grande contagion. il y a de la… … Dictionnaire de l'Académie française
contagion — CONTAGION. s. fém. Communication d une maladie maligne. Ce mal se prend par contagion. [b]f♛/b] Il signifie souvent aussi La maladie qu on nomme Peste. Grande contagion. Il y a de la contagion en tel Pays. La contagion est dans une telle Ville.… … Dictionnaire de l'Académie Française 1798
Contagion — (engl. für „Ansteckende Krankheit“ oder „Seuche“) steht für: Contagion, Originaltitel des Films Ebola – Anschlag auf den Präsidenten aus dem Jahr 2002 Contagion (Film), US amerikanischer Science Fiction Thriller des Regisseurs Steven Soderbergh… … Deutsch Wikipedia
contagion — late 14c., from O.Fr. contagion, from L. contagionem (nom. contagio) a touching, contact, contagion, related to contingere touch closely (see CONTACT (Cf. contact)) … Etymology dictionary
contagion — [kən tā′jən] n. [ME contagioun < L contagio, a touching < contingere: see CONTACT] 1. the spreading of disease from one individual to another by direct or indirect contact 2. any disease thus spread; contagious disease 3. the causative… … English World dictionary
Contagion — (v. lat.), Ansteckung; Contagium, Ansteckungsstoff; Contagios, ansteckend, bes. Contagiöse Krankheiten; Contagiosität, die Fähigkeit angesteckt zu werden, s.d.a. unter Ansteckung. Solche Ärzte, welche die Ursache einer herrschenden Krankheit im… … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Contagion — Contagion, s. Ansteckung; contagiös, ansteckend; Contagionisten, die Anhänger der Hypothese eines Contagiums … Herders Conversations-Lexikon
contagion — index contaminate, disease Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
