Definition of Communicable

referring to a disease that can be transmitted or given to others

Examples of Communicable in a sentence

Any disease that can be transferred to another person, be it through touch, air travel, or blood, is considered communicable.  🔊

One of the most common communicable diseases that people are familiar with is the cold, which can be transferred between people quite easily.  🔊

Rabies is a communicable disease that is most commonly transferred when an animal carrying it bites another animal or human being.  🔊

A disease that cannot be given to you by another person, such as diabetes or heart disease, is not a communicable illness.  🔊

Cancer is not a communicable disease, and someone who had it cannot pass it on to another person.  🔊

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