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catching, contagious, pestilent, transmissible, transmittable
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After analyzing the data across those countries, the researchers found that non-communicable diseases, such as cardiovascular disease, were the most common cause of deaths and illnesses globally among the adults. — Jacqueline Howard, CNN, "Cancer now tops heart disease as the No. 1 cause of death in these countries," 3 Sep. 2019 Cox said some detainees come from countries where communicable diseases are less controlled than in the U.S. and carry with them the risk of spreading infection. — Washington Post, "Mumps sickens hundreds of detained migrants in 19 states," 31 Aug. 2019 In the cold tank, during Fowles’s microbiology trimester, the two had a long talk about communicable diseases and whether a mortician might catch one from a corpse. — Joan Niesen, SI.com, "How Sylvia Fowles Balances Being a Lynx Star and a Second Life Dealing With Death," 8 Aug. 2019 So far, fighting has also damaged water and sanitation facilities nearly 60 times, escalating the threat of communicable diseases in an area where immunization rates are low. — Radina Gigova, CNN, "Fighting in Ukraine threatens water supply for 3.2 million," 3 July 2019 Other reasons for excluding someone from the program include a communicable disease such as active tuberculosis, MRSA, or HIV — anything that could be transferred to the students. — Stephanie Innes, AZCentral.com, "Arizona is a hotbed for the cadaver industry, and potential donors have plenty of options," 10 June 2019 The regulations were put in place as a way to prevent the spread of communicable diseases. — Erin Hegarty, Naperville Sun, "Naperville adjusts city code to allow tattooing, microblading without a physician present," 7 June 2019 Communities that were already vulnerable due to past droughts are again facing severe hunger and water scarcity and are at risk from deadly communicable diseases. — Washington Post, "UN: 2 million Somalis could die of starvation amid drought," 6 June 2019 The group also outlines tips for camps on how to put in place procedures to screen for illness, injury, and communicable diseases including measles as campers arrive, Freridge said. — Mari A. Schaefer, https://www.inquirer.com, "How the record U.S. measles outbreak could affect your summer plans," 4 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'communicable.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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