37
plague(noun, increase, disorder, bother, disease)
23
outbreak(noun, increase, disease, cold, flash)
22
pandemic(noun, adjective, disease, common, current)
16
infectious(adjective, widespread, catching, wide-ranging, spreading)
13
pestilence(noun, bother, disease, annoyance, wave)
13
widespread(adjective, common, general, unrestrained, extensive)
11
rash(noun, increase, disease, condition, cold)
9
epizootic(adjective, disease, insalubrity)
8
contagious(adjective, widespread, catching, toxic, wide-ranging)
8
rampant(adjective, common, current, popular, out)
8
prevailing(adjective, common, current, popular, general)
7
prevalent(adjective, common, general, unrestrained, extensive)
7
scourge(noun, bother, disease, cold, annoyance)
7
spread(noun, disease, plague, outbreak)
6
general(adjective, common, extensive, widespread, prevalent)
6
catching(verb, adjective, widespread, toxic, wide-ranging)
5
rife(adjective, common, general, unrestrained, widespread)
5
communicable(adjective, widespread, catching, toxic, wide-ranging)
5
common(adjective, generality)
5
contagion(noun, disorder, bother, disease, condition)
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