Say: ken-tay-jess Cover that mouth of yours! When a sickness is contagious it means that one person can catch it from another Some contagious sicknesses that kids get are colds, flu, and chicken pox
A feeling or attitude that is contagious spreads quickly among a group of people. Antonio has a contagious enthusiasm for the beautiful aspect of food. = infectious
A disease that is contagious can be caught by touching people or things that are infected with it. Compare infectious. a highly contagious disease of the lungs
easily diffused or spread as from one person to another; "a contagious grin" of or relating to communicable diseases; "by the road to the contagious hospital