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(adj) transmissible, transmittable, communicable, contagious, contractable
(of disease) capable of being transmitted by infection
(noun) contracting
becoming infected
catching cold is sometimes unavoidable; the contracting of a serious illness can be financially catastrophic
(noun) detection, espial, spotting, spying
the act of detecting something; catching sight of something