The phrase "avoid contracting" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when discussing the prevention of forming a contract or agreement, or in a medical context to refer to preventing the contraction of a disease.
Example: "To stay healthy during flu season, it is important to avoid contracting any viruses by washing your hands frequently."
Alternatives: "prevent forming" or "steer clear of".
-How can people avoid contracting it?
The message: People should take precautions to avoid contracting the disease, but they shouldn't become hysterical.
German factory orders rebounded in January from their steepest drop in more than seven years, a sign Europe's largest economy may avoid contracting.
German GDP increased by 0.5% in the first quarter of 2012, and 0.3% in the second quarter, so the upward revision suggests the economy will avoid contracting.
Officials said pamphlets detailing the dangers of the virus and ways to avoid contracting the illness would be distributed to those visiting the Olympic sites.
Psychotherapy and behavioral programs can help at-risk individuals to develop self-understanding and avoid contracting H.I.V. JOHN MARKOWITZ, M.D. New York, July 9, 2000 The writer is an associate professor of psychiatry at Cornell University.
In the San Diego measles outbreak, four of the cases, including the first one, came from a single charter school, and 17 children stayed home during the outbreak to avoid contracting the illness.
Then discuss the following question: What are the differences between a virus, a worm, and a Trojan horse? 4. WRAP-UP/HOMEWORK: Individually, students respond in writing to the following prompt: "How can one avoid contracting a computer virus?
People in rural areas of Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea battling Ebola could be helped by an automated phone service that offers advice about how to avoid contracting the virus.
Heavy spending by consumers and indeed government helped America's economy avoid contracting for a second consecutive quarter.See article: The economy does betterLeading politicians, businessmen and other luminaries gathered in New York for the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum.
■ The office has also raised questions about weaknesses in Washington's efforts to avoid contracting with those who support the Taliban and its investment in projects, like hospitals, that Afghans cannot sustain.
