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What does communicable mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word communicable? Here's what it means.

Adjective
  1. (of a disease) Able to be transmitted between people or species; contagious or catching
  2. talkative or expansive
  3. readily communicated
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A key step in the control of any communicable disease is the separation of the infective agent from the susceptible hosts.
These common communicable diseases cannot be eliminated if the levels of immunisation in the community fall below a critical value.
Children whose parents opt not to vaccinate decrease herd immunity, which protects populations from communicable diseases.
Some of our friends here are suffering from communicable diseases like scabies and coughs.
It requires donor screening and testing to prevent the transmission of communicable diseases.
Patients who are immunosuppressed and have chronic infection and severe anemia may be communicable for months to years.

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