contagion
/kənˈteɪd͡ʒən/noun
Middle School
1
A disease spread by contact.
2
The spread or transmission of such a disease.
3
The passing on of manners or behaviour through a closed community or household.
4
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.
5
A recession or crisis developed in such manner.
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