contagion
Pronunciation:
/kənˈteɪdʒən/noun
Definitions
A disease spread by contact
The spread or transmission of such a disease
Synonyms:infection(by extension) the spread of anything harmful, as if it were such a disease
A situation 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