transmissible

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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

Scientists have rejected the idea that a recent mutation made the Andes virus transmissible between humans.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

The National Trust spokeswoman added: "Decaying marine mammals pose a serious health risk. They can carry a range of diseases that are transmissible to humans and dogs."

From BBC • May 26, 2025

Rasmussen said the worry now is that if H5N1 mutates to become transmissible between people, it’ll be young children as well as the old and compromised who are likely to be most affected.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2025

Syphilis is a disease that is contagious, inoculable, and transmissible by heredity.

From Essays In Pastoral Medicine by ?Malley, Austin