Both Uses of
contagion
in
The 100, by Morgan
- They must've known that Clarke would be curious, but since the illness was probably contagious, they'd lied to Clarke to keep her safe.†
p. 51.4 *
- Stomach viruses were rare on Phoenix, and anyone who seemed vaguely contagious was required to spend the duration of their illness in quarantine.†
p. 168.3
Definition:
the spread of disease or any idea or attitude -- especially one that is harmful; or an instance of the thing that is spread -- such as a virus