contagious vs pernicious

contagious

adj
  • Having a disease that can be transmitted to another person. 

  • Easily transmitted to others. 

  • Easily passed on to others. 

pernicious

adj
  • Causing much harm in a subtle way. 

  • Causing death or injury; deadly. 

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