catching vs morbific

catching

adj
  • Infectious, contagious. 

  • Captivating; alluring; catchy. 

noun
  • The action of the verb catch. 

morbific

adj
  • That causes disease; sickening, pathogenic. 

  • Pertaining to or caused by disease; diseased. 

How often have the words catching and morbific occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )