contagious

Examples of contagious in the following topics:

• Portals of Microbe Entry

  • Diseases that can be transmitted by direct contact are called contagious (contagious is not the same as infectious).
  • Although all contagious diseases are infectious, not all infectious diseases are contagious.
  • Interestingly, some contagious diseases like tuberculosis were not classically considered to be contagious even though they are transmissible from person to person.
  • The boundary between contagious and non-contagious infectious diseases is not perfectly drawn, as illustrated by tuberculosis, which is clearly transmissible from person to person, but was not classically considered a contagious disease.

• Genital Warts

  • Genital warts is a highly contagious sexually transmitted disease caused by some sub-types of human papillomavirus (HPV).
  • Genital warts (or Condylomata acuminata, venereal warts, anal warts and anogenital warts) is a highly contagious sexually transmitted disease caused by some sub-types of human papillomavirus (HPV ).

• Cytophaga and Relatives

  • This disease is highly contagious and fatal due to the damage of the gills .

• Brucellosis (Undulant Fever)

  • Brucellosis, also called Bang's disease, Crimean fever, Gibraltar fever, Malta fever, Maltese fever, Mediterranean fever, rock fever, or undulant fever, is a highly-contagious zoonosis caused by ingestion of unsterilized milk or meat from infected animals or close contact with their secretions.

• Attachment and Entry of Herpes Simplex

  • Both HSV-1 (which produces most cold sores) and HSV-2 (which produces most genital herpes) are ubiquitous and contagious.

• Viral Skin Diseases

  • However, after several years, outbreaks become less severe and more sporadic, and some people will become perpetually asymptomatic and will no longer experience outbreaks, though they may still be contagious to others.
  • They are contagious and usually enter the body in an area of broken skin.

• Campylobacter

  • The illness is contagious, and children must be kept at home until they have been clear of symptoms for at least two days.

• Technology and New Infectious Agents

  • These conditions foster transmission of contagious diseases.

• Leptospirosis

  • Leptospirosis is transmitted by the urine of an infected animal and is contagious as long as it is still moist.

• Bacterial Skin Diseases

  • Impetigo is a highly contagious bacterial skin infection most common among pre-school children.