contagion

1. N-UNCOUNT Contagion is the spreading of a particular disease by someone touching another person who is already affected by the disease. 傳染

They have been reluctant to admit AIDS patients, in part because of unfounded fears of contagion. 他們一直不愿意接收艾滋病人，部分原因是因為毫無根據(jù)對傳染的恐懼。