Contagion
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Contagion may refer to:
In medicine:
In media
In other fields:
In medicine:
- Infectious diseaseInfectious diseaseInfectious diseases, also known as communicable diseases, contagious diseases or transmissible diseases comprise clinically evident illness resulting from the infection, presence and growth of pathogenic biological agents in an individual host organism...
, also known as contagious disease, with infection, or the infectious agent, also known as (a) contagion
In media
- Batman: Contagion, a story arc in the Batman comic book series
- Contagion (novel)Contagion (novel)Contagion is a medical thriller written by Dr. Robin Cook. In the story, a deadly epidemic of three different rare diseases is spread by design, by an HMO at the center of the epidemic....
, a medical thriller by Robin Cook - "Contagion" (Star Trek: The Next Generation), a second season episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation
- Contagion (Arena album), a 2003 album by the progressive rock band Arena
- Contagion (Oceano album)Contagion (Oceano album)Contagion is the second album by American deathcore band Oceano, released November 9, 2010 through Earache Records. A video for "Weaponized" was released on November 4th. -Track listing:# "Precursor To Enslavement" - 3:48# "Viral Re-Animation Contagion is the second album by American deathcore band...
, a 2010 album by the deathcore band Oceano - Coded Arms: ContagionCoded Arms: ContagionCoded Arms: Contagion is the sequel to Coded Arms, a first-person shooter by Konami.-Gameplay:The gameplay is similar to the first game, Coded Arms. However, this time player has only 13 levels with no random geometry, plus challenges which are available upon completion of a level. Full Motion...
, a video game for the PSP - Contagion (film), a 2002 American sci-fi film featuring Bruce BoxleitnerBruce BoxleitnerBruce William Boxleitner is an American actor, and science fiction and suspense writer. He is known for his leading roles in the television series How the West Was Won, Bring 'Em Back Alive, Scarecrow and Mrs. King , and Babylon 5...
- Contagion (film)Contagion (film)Contagion is a 2011 American medical thriller disaster film directed by Steven Soderbergh. The film has an ensemble cast that includes Marion Cotillard, Matt Damon, Laurence Fishburne, Jude Law, Gwyneth Paltrow, Kate Winslet, and Bryan Cranston. Contagion follows the rapid progress of a lethal...
, a 2011 American thriller film directed by Steven Soderbergh - "Contagion" a track off the album UnhallowedUnhallowedUnhallowed is the debut album by American heavy metal band The Black Dahlia Murder. It was released through Metal Blade Records on June 17, 2003.The intro and outro to this record come from the guide "Butchering the Human Carcass for Human Consumption"...
by the death metal band Black Dahlia Murder
In other fields:
- Emotional contagionEmotional contagionEmotional contagion is the tendency to catch and feel emotions that are similar to and influenced by those of others. One view developed by John Cacioppo of the underlying mechanism is that it represents a tendency to automatically mimic and synchronize facial expressions, vocalizations, postures,...
, a concept in sociology - Behavioral contagionBehavioral contagionBehavioral contagion is the propensity for certain behavior exhibited by one person to be copied by others either in the vicinity of the original user, or who have been exposed to media coverage describing the behavior of the original actor...
, a concept in psychology - Law of contagionLaw of contagionThe law of contagion is a folk belief described axiom found in magical thinking which suggests that once two people or objects have been in contact, that a magical link persists between unless or until a formal exorcism or other act of banishing breaks the non-material bond...
, a concept in anthropology - Financial contagionFinancial contagionFinancial contagion refers to a scenario in which small shocks, which initially affect only a few financial institutions or a particular region of an economy, spread to the rest of financial sectors and other countries whose economies were previously healthy, in a manner similar to the transmission...
, the susceptibility of markets or enterprises to spillover effects (especially as concern liquidity) from other markets or enterprises - Hysterical contagionHysterical contagionHysterical contagion occurs when a group of people show signs of a physical problem or illness, when in reality there are psychological and social forces at work....
, a concept in psychology - Sacred contagionSacred ContagionSacred contagion is the belief that spiritual properties within an object, place, or person may be passed to another object, place, or person, usually by direct contact or physical proximity...
, the belief that spiritual properties within an object, place, or person may be passed to another object, place, or person - Complex contagionComplex contagionComplex Contagion refers to the phenomenon in social networks in which multiple sources of exposure to an innovation are required before an individual adopts the change of behavior. This differs from simple contagion in that, unlike a disease, it may not be possible for the innovation to spread...
, a concept from Graph theoryGraph theoryIn mathematics and computer science, graph theory is the study of graphs, mathematical structures used to model pairwise relations between objects from a certain collection. A "graph" in this context refers to a collection of vertices or 'nodes' and a collection of edges that connect pairs of... - Contagion heuristicContagion heuristicThe contagion heuristic is a psychological heuristic leading people to avoid contact with people or objects viewed as "contaminated" by previous contact with someone or something viewed as bad—or, less often, to seek contact with objects that have been in contact with people or things considered good...
, a concept in psychology - Contagion effectContagion effect-The contagion effect, in psychology:A word dating back to 14th Century English, contagion is derived from the Latin word contagio, from contingere, meaning to have contact with or pollute. Often carrying with it connotations of disease or corrupting influences, contagion also refers to the rapid...
, a concept in psychology