Contagium

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  • noun. The causative agent of a communicable disease; contagion.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. Same as contagion.
  • noun. The morbific matter conveyed from the sick to the well in the spread of communicable diseases.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. Contagion; contagious matter.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. contagion; contagious matter
  • Word Usage
    "It is doubtful whether it can be conveyed from one person to another; at least nothing is known concerning the "contagium," or germ of conveyance of infection, -- according to the differential diagnosis of Dr.G. Kuhnemann, whose work on the subject is held to be authoritative."
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    contagion