contagio
Meanings
Noun
1. infection, contagion (the spread or transmission of a disease)
Examples3
El contagio está dañando la economía italiana y su esencial industria turística.
The contagion is damaging the Italian economy and its important tourism industry.
Si se contrae el virus, la mortalidad no es muy alta, pero sí el contagio.
If you catch the virus, you might not be at risk of dying from it, but you can certainly spread it to others.
En la primera fase de contagio es asintomático.
The first stage of infection is asymptomatic.