contagion [kənteɪdʒən]
[NOUN] Contagion is the spreading of a particular disease by someone touching another person who is already affected by the disease.
¶ They have been reluctant to admit AIDS patients, in part because of unfounded fears of contagion
¶ “Greece could have a contagion effect,” ECB Vice President Vitor Constancio said at a briefing in Frankfurt today, when presenting the bank’s semi-annual Financial Stability Review.
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