Anything contagious, such as the flu, is always automatically infectious: if you can catch it from someone, it's being passed to you via an infectious agent, which is the thing that gets you …

CONTAGIOUS definition: capable of being transmitted by bodily contact with an infected person or object. See examples of contagious used in a sentence.

A contagious disease can be caught by touching someone who has the disease or by touching an infected object, or by an infected person coughing, sneezing, etc. near you:

Definition of contagious adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. a contagious disease spreads by close contact between people. Scarlet fever is highly contagious. (figurative) His …

A feeling or attitude that is contagious spreads quickly among a group of people. Laughing is contagious. Antonio has a contagious enthusiasm for the beautiful aspect of food.

Contagious, infectious are usually distinguished in technical medical use. Contagious, literally "communicable by contact,'' describes a very easily transmitted disease as influenza or the common …

Sep 17, 2024 · When Are People with Flu Contagious? Influenza viruses can be detected in most infected persons beginning one day before symptoms develop and up to five to seven days after …