contagion

Etymology
From (late 14th century), from, from  related to.

Noun

 * 1) A disease spread by contact.
 * 2) The spread or transmission of such a disease.
 * 3)  The spread of anything likened to a contagious disease.
 * 4) The passing on of manners or behaviour through a closed community or household.
 * 5)  The spread of (initially small) shocks, which initially affect only a few financial institutions or a particular region of an economy, to other financial sectors and other countries whose economies were previously healthy.
 * 6)  A recession or crisis developed in such manner.
 * 1)  The spread of (initially small) shocks, which initially affect only a few financial institutions or a particular region of an economy, to other financial sectors and other countries whose economies were previously healthy.
 * 2)  A recession or crisis developed in such manner.
 * 1)  A recession or crisis developed in such manner.

Related terms

 * contagious

Translations

 * Bulgarian: заразна болест
 * Dutch: besmettelijke ziekte
 * Finnish:, tarttuva tauti
 * French:
 * German: ansteckende Krankheit
 * Irish: galar tógálach, galar gabhálach
 * Italian:
 * Maori: mate rere, mate mauhoro
 * Navajo: naałniih
 * Piedmontese: contagi


 * Belarusian: інфе́кцыя, заражэ́нне, інфэ́кцыя, зара́за
 * Bulgarian: ,
 * Catalan:, contagió
 * Chinese:
 * Cantonese: 傳染
 * Mandarin:
 * Czech:
 * Dutch:
 * Estonian: nakkus
 * Finnish: ,
 * French:
 * Galician:
 * German:
 * Greek: μεταδοτική ασθένεια
 * Hindi: छूत
 * Hungarian: ,
 * Ido:
 * Irish: tógáil
 * Italian:
 * Japanese:
 * Korean:
 * Latin: contāgiō
 * Occitan:
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese:
 * Romanian:
 * Russian:, зара́зная боле́знь,
 * Slovak: nákaza
 * Spanish:
 * Tagalog: lalin
 * Turkish:
 * Ukrainian: інфе́кція, зара́за
 * Urdu: چُھوت


 * Finnish:


 * Finnish:


 * Irish: ,

Etymology
From.