transmissible
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So-called gain-of-function research can theoretically make viruses more transmissible or more deadly.
From Salon ● Sep. 11, 2026
He advocated for extreme caution as scientists rushed to figure out just how transmissible and deadly the virus was, at times breaking with the administration’s public-health approach.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
Though widespread on the island state of Tasmania, they are listed as endangered and face a significant threat from a transmissible cancer known as Devil Facial Tumour Disease.
From Barron's ● Jun. 17, 2026
Namely, that this virus is far less transmissible.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 11, 2026
Tuberculosis and leprosy, so far as our present knowledge of them goes, appear likely to be transmissible in this way, and the Fijians are largely affected by both tubercle and leprosy.
From The Fijians A Study of the Decay of Custom by Basil Thomson
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