Contagious vs Fomes - What's the difference?
contagious | fomes |
Of a disease, easily transmitted to others.
Of a fashion, laughter, etc., easily passed on to others.
Of a person, having a disease that can be transmitted to another person by touch.
(medicine, obsolete) Any substance supposed to be capable of absorbing, retaining, and transporting contagious or infectious germs.
As an adjective contagious
is of a disease, easily transmitted to others.As a noun fomes is
(medicine|obsolete) any substance supposed to be capable of absorbing, retaining, and transporting contagious or infectious germs.contagious
English
(wikipedia contagious)Adjective
(en adjective)- The flu was so contagious that everybody in town got sick!
- Wearing jeans was a contagious fad at that time.
- They were highly contagious , spreading bacteria to other people.
Synonyms
* (of a disease) catching, infectious * infectiousAntonyms
* non-contagiousDerived terms
* contagiousness * contagionfomes
English
Noun
(fomites)- Woollen clothes are said to be active fomites .