contagions
Diseases that spread
Contagions are things that spread by contact—diseases transmitted from person to person, or influences that pass through populations.
The word covers both literal infection and figurative spread: financial contagions, social contagions.
Fear, panic, and enthusiasm are often described as contagions, capturing how emotions ripple through crowds.
Widespread disease outbreaks
- outbreaksSudden widespread occurrences
- infectionsMicrobial invasions causing disease
- pathogensDisease-causing microorganisms
- virusesSubmicroscopic infectious particles
bacteria · plagues · pandemics · transmission · quarantine · spread · carriers · vectors
Prevailing directions of change
- viralSpreading quickly online
- memesSelf-propagating cultural units
- hysteriaUncontrollable emotional excess
- panicUncontrollable sudden fear
rumors · misinformation · crazes · fads · movements · influence · groupthink · bandwagon
Vocal expression of amusement
- fearEmotional response to threat
- enthusiasmIntense eager enjoyment
- excitementState of eager enthusiasm
- yawningOpening mouth when tired
moods · anxiety · joy · anger · crying · smiling · empathy · mirroring
Sudden violent impacts
- bubblesGas-filled liquid spheres
- bank runsMass depositor withdrawals
- market panicSudden widespread selling frenzy
- defaultsPreset options or failures
crises · speculation · sell-offs · recessions · domino effect · systemic risk · spillover · credit freeze
epidemics
Widespread disease outbreaks
- outbreaksSudden widespread occurrences
- infectionsMicrobial invasions causing disease
- pathogensDisease-causing microorganisms
viruses · bacteria · plagues · pandemics · transmission · quarantine · spread · carriers · vectors · parasites
trends
Prevailing directions of change
- viralSpreading quickly online
- memesSelf-propagating cultural units
- hysteriaUncontrollable emotional excess
panic · rumors · misinformation · crazes · fads · movements · influence · groupthink · bandwagon · mob mentality
laughter
Vocal expression of amusement
- fearEmotional response to threat
- enthusiasmIntense eager enjoyment
- excitementState of eager enthusiasm
yawning · moods · anxiety · joy · anger · crying · smiling · empathy · mirroring · atmosphere
crashes
Sudden violent impacts
- bubblesGas-filled liquid spheres
- bank runsMass depositor withdrawals
- market panicSudden widespread selling frenzy
defaults · crises · speculation · sell-offs · recessions · domino effect · systemic risk · spillover · credit freeze · economic collapse
contagionsgenetic disorders
Conditions caused by mutations
hereditary conditions · congenital defects · autoimmune diseases · autoimmune disorders · degenerative diseases
contagionscontainments
Acts of holding within
eradications · quarantines · isolations · eliminations · suppressions
- contagious diseaseTransmissible pathological condition
- contagion effectSpread through proximity or exposure
- highly contagious
- contagious laughMirth that spreads involuntarily
- not contagious
- financial contagionCrisis transmission between economies
contagious, contagion, contagiousness, contagiously, noncontagious