Tuberculosis-the leading cause of death in France by 1900-was highly communicable, there was no cure, and those who had it were feared, ostracized, and pitied.

Release of a highly communicable and deadly biological virus could kill tens of millions, with some estimates in the hundreds of millions.

A number of highly communicable diseases are widespread, including tuberculosis, diarrheal diseases and malaria.

Jane had explained that the virus was highly communicable.

What easier way to be rid of the danger than to claim that Spock carried some deadly, highly communicable disease?

The incidence is highest among adolescents and adults, who are often unaware that they have the highly communicable, debilitating and sometimes deadly disease.

The highly communicable virus newly infects half a million Americans a year; they join an estimated 30 million Americans who are already infected.

Another common misapprehension is that leprosy is highly communicable.

Not only is the virus highly communicable, but the delay yet again in providing the relevant information has helped it to spread.

The disease is highly communicable and spreads rapidly once introduced into nonimmune herds.