" contagious diseases "

1: sickness that can be passed from one person, plant, or animal to another;

  * e.g., " ... Parents are advised to vaccinate their children against contagious diseases. "

•  Synonyms : 

•  contagions,

•  contagia,

•  infections,

•  viruses,

•  germs,

•  epidemics,

•  pandemics,

•  pestilences,

•  pests,

•  plagues,

•  affections,

•  afflictions,

•  ailments,

•  ails,

•  blights,

•  bugs,

•  complaints,

•  complications,

•  conditions,

•  diseases,

•  disorders,

•  distemperatures,

•  distempers,

•  dysfunctions,

•  fevers,

•  illnesses,

•  ills,

•  infirmities,

•  maladies,

•  sicknesses,

•  troubles,

•  upsets,

•  malaises,

•  matters,

•  pips,

•  attacks,

•  bouts,

•  fits,

•  spells,

•  debilities,

•  decrepitudes,

•  frailties,

•  indispositions,

•  invalidisms,

•  invalidities,

•  weaknesses

•  Antonyms : 

•  antidotes,

•  antivenins,

•  antivenoms,

•  mithridates,

•  cures,

•  cure-alls,

•  elixirs,

•  panaceas,

•  shapes

1: sickness that can be passed from one person, plant, or animal to another;

  * e.g., " ... Parents are advised to vaccinate their children against contagious diseases. "

•  Synonyms : 

•  contagion,

•  contagium,

•  infection,

•  virus,

•  germ,

•  epidemic,

•  pandemic,

•  pest,

•  pestilence,

•  plague,

•  affection,

•  affliction,

•  ail,

•  ailment,

•  blight,

•  bug,

•  complaint,

•  complication,

•  condition,

•  disease,

•  disorder,

•  distemper,

•  distemperature,

•  dysfunction,

•  fever,

•  ill,

•  illness,

•  infirmity,

•  malady,

•  sickness,

•  trouble,

•  upset,

•  malaise,

•  matter,

•  pip,

•  attack,

•  bout,

•  fit,

•  spell,

•  sickishness,

•  debility,

•  decrepitude,

•  feebleness,

•  frailness,

•  frailty,

•  indisposition,

•  invalidism,

•  invalidity,

•  lameness,

•  sickliness,

•  unhealthiness,

•  unsoundness,

•  unwellness,

•  weakliness,

•  weakness

•  Antonyms : 

•  antidote,

•  antivenin,

•  antivenom,

•  mithridate,

•  cure,

•  cure-all,

•  elixir,

•  panacea,

•  fitness,

•  healthiness,

•  hardiness,

•  heartiness,

•  lustiness,

•  robustness,

•  soundness,

•  wholeness,

•  wholesomeness,

•  fettle,

•  shape,

•  health,

•  wellness