bodily

Example Sentences

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It is spread through direct contact with bodily fluids and through broken skin, causing severe bleeding and organ failure.

From BBC • May 17, 2026

Ebola spreads through infected bodily fluids such as blood and vomit, although this does not normally occur until symptoms have appeared.

From BBC • May 17, 2026

Ebola, believed to have originated in bats, is a deadly viral disease spread through direct contact with bodily fluids.

From Barron's • May 16, 2026

It appears possible for the virus to spread through the air, not just through bodily fluids and intimate contact.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 16, 2026

Thanks to Anorak's Almanac, I now thought of it as a normal bodily function, as necessary and natural as sleeping or eating.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline