la contagion

contagion, spread of an infectious disease

noun · feminine Rare #43,121
contagion, spread of an infectious disease Usually refers to the transmission of a disease from one person to another.
FR: Le médecin explique comment éviter la contagion.
EN: The doctor explains how to avoid contagion.

Ils les ont tués, pour empêcher la contagion.

They killed them to prevent the infection from spreading.

— Les Faussaires (2007)

Plus de problème de contagion.

No more risk of contagion.

— La Mouche (1986)

Risque de contagion.

Risk of contagion.

— Alien³ (1992)

Prends garde à la contagion.

Beware of contagion.

— Les Faussaires (2007)

Il n'y a aucun risque de contagion.

There's no risk of infection.

— Alien³ (1992)

Karloff avait la tuberculose, une maladie grave à contagion rapide.

Karloff had tuberculosis, a serious and rapidly contagious disease.

— Les Faussaires (2007)