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transmissible

[trans-mis-uh-buhl, tranz-] / trænsˈmɪs ə bəl, trænz- /




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“In conditions when people are not aware, this virus might be transmissible, especially at the beginning of an outbreak,” he says.

From The Wall Street Journal May 16, 2026

It requires close contact of less than one meter for 30 minutes, he said, adding that hantavirus is "much less transmissible" than Covid-19 or the flu.

From Barron's May 15, 2026

Namely, that this virus is far less transmissible.

From Los Angeles Times May 11, 2026

But the 18-year-old said she and her friends had become less worried, as they now know "meningitis is not very transmissible".

From BBC Mar. 20, 2026

The close association and repeated contact of man with these animals has resulted in his contracting such of their diseases as are transmissible to him.

From A Synopsis of the North American Lagomorpha by Hall, E. Raymond (Eugene Raymond)




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