History
History
Synonyms
UK
US
Meaning:
catching

(especially of diseases) tending to spread from one person to another

contagious (disease)

pernicious

extremely harmful, causing distress

bad, hurtful

poisonous

having poison; causing death or injury

harmful

septic

causing, caused by infection (with disease germs)

harmful

MIASMATIC as in Wiktionary
MIASMATIC as in Wikipedia