infectiousness

He had from time to time during his existence witnessed the so-called infectiousness of laughter, but never before had he participated in it.

Star Trek: Myriad Universes: Shattered Light David R. George III 2010

Thus, for example, arguing from what may be called the infectiousness of personal acts or states, the Galelareese say that you ought not to shoot with a bow and arrows under a fruit-tree, or the tree will cast its fruit even as the arrows fall to the ground; and that when you are eating water-melon you ought not to mix the pips which you spit out of your mouth with the pips which you have put aside to serve as seed; for if you do, though the pips you spat out may certainly spring up and blossom, yet the blossoms will keep falling off just as the pips fell from your mouth, and thus these pips will never bear fruit.

Chapter 3. Sympathetic Magic. § 2. Homoeopathic or Imitative Magic 1922

Thus, for example, arguing from what may be called the infectiousness of personal acts or states, the Galelareese say that you ought not to shoot with a bow and arrows under a fruit-tree, or the tree will cast its fruit even as the arrows fall to the ground; and that when you are eating water-melon you ought not to mix the pips which you spit out of your mouth with the pips which you have put aside to serve as seed; for if you do, though the pips you spat out may certainly spring up and blossom, yet the blossoms will keep falling off just as the pips fell from your mouth, and thus these pips will never bear fruit.

The Golden Bough: A Study in Magic and Religion 1922

Thus, for example, arguing from what may be called the infectiousness of personal acts or states, the Galelareese say that you ought not to shoot with a bow and arrows under a fruit-tree, or the tree will cast its fruit even as the arrows fall to the ground; and that when you are eating water-melon you ought not to mix the pips which you spit out of your mouth with the pips which you have put aside to serve as seed; for if you do, though the pips you spat out may certainly spring up and blossom, yet the blossoms will keep falling off just as the pips fell from your mouth, and thus these pips will never bear fruit.

The Golden Bough James George Frazer 1897

Thus, for example, arguing from what may be called the infectiousness of personal acts or states, the Galelareese say that you ought not to shoot with a bow and arrows under a fruit-tree, or the tree will cast its fruit even as the arrows fall to the ground; and that when you are eating water-melon you ought not to mix the pips which you spit out of your mouth with the pips which you have put aside to serve as seed; for if you do, though the pips you spat out may certainly spring up and blossom, yet the blossoms will keep falling off just as the pips fell from your mouth, and thus these pips will never bear fruit.

The Golden Bough : a study of magic and religion 1583

Increase and scale-up HIV testing in these groups and link individuals to effective treatment and care because we know that effective care not only benefits the individual, but it reduces infectiousness and therefore helps to reduce the transmission of the infection to the community.

Alarming Numbers Of Men Don't Know HIV Status 2010

And no one can escape the infectiousness that is Since U Been Gone

Who (or what) is your Entertainer of the Decade? | EW.com 2009

That is the real danger, the infectiousness of this particular strain is much higher and can affect more of the population and when that occurs, there is a greater chance of death due to the sheer numbers seeking medical care and the high possibility of vaccine shortages due to a large outbreak.

Obama: Family 'will stand in line like everybody else' for vaccine 2009

We like to use words like contagiousness and infectiousness just to apply to the medical realm.

Interview with Malcolm Gladwell 2010

In chickenpox, the virus is airborne from the upper respiratory tract, allowing it to be passed by coughing or sneezing, making its infectiousness much worse.

Glenn D. Braunstein, M.D.: Shingles: Can Adults Protect Themselves From a Pox They Hoped to Leave to Childhood? M.D. Glenn D. Braunstein 2011