The act or process of infecting, or the state of being infected; the communication of a condition of body or spirit to another.

传染；感染。

That which depraves, as an evil influence; that which communicates disease.

坏的影响；传染物。

A disease communicated by germs in any manner, distinguished from contagion, which requires personal contact; an epidemic.

传染病(指间接传染，与指接触传染之contagion有别)；流行病。