contagion
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an incident in which an infectious disease is transmittedtype of:incidenta single distinct event
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any disease easily transmitted by contacttypes:grippean acute febrile highly contagious viral diseaserougeolean acute and highly contagious viral disease marked by distinct red spots followed by a rash; occurs primarily in childrendiphtérieacute contagious infection caused by the bacterium Corynebacterium diphtheriae; marked by the formation of a false membrane in the throat and other air passages causing difficulty in breathingscarlatinean acute communicable disease (usually in children) characterized by fever and a red rashsyphilis, vérolea contagious disease characterized by purulent skin eruptions that may leave pock marksmaladie sexuellement transmissible, maladie vénériennea communicable infection transmitted by sexual intercourse or genital contactpetite vérole, variolea highly contagious viral disease characterized by fever and weakness and skin eruption with pustules that form scabs that slough off leaving scarsvaricellean acute contagious disease caused by herpes varicella zoster virus; causes a rash of vesicles on the face and bodyblennorragiea common venereal disease caused by the bacterium Neisseria gonorrhoeae; symptoms are painful urination and pain around the urethrasyphilisa common venereal disease caused by the treponema pallidum spirochete; symptoms change through progressive stages; can be congenital (transmitted through the placenta)type of:maladie contagieuse, maladie transmissiblea disease that can be communicated from one person to another
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In an attempt to hide from a horrific plague, Prince Prospero locks himself in a castle with a thousand guests—but Death finds a way in. Read the full text here. Click here to explore other works by Edgar Allan Poe.
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During World War II, a Lithuanian girl named Lina is detained by Soviet soldiers and taken to a work camp in Siberia, where she must fight to survive.