Contagious vs Transmissible - What's the difference?
contagious | transmissible |
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.
able to be transmitted
(medicine) capable of being transmitted from one person to another; contagious
As adjectives the difference between contagious and transmissible
is that contagious is of a disease, easily transmitted to others while transmissible is able to be transmitted.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.