In 2010, California reported 9,477 cases of this highly contagious, potentially deadly bacterial infection, the largest outbreak since the 1940s.

Might your most excruciating personal trauma be a contagious infection that you caught from someone else?

Are you caring for someone who has a contagious infection?

Smallpox is a contagious infection caused by the variola virus.

Strep throat is a contagious infection, spread through close contact with an infected individual.

That means a case can be confirmed if the person has been exposed to a known, contagious infection.

The cause of death was not immediately clear, but officials ruled out a contagious infection.

Measles is a very contagious infection that causes a rash all over your body.

It is a contagious infection, spread by close contact with an infected individual.