transmissible

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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 hepatitis B virus is highly transmissible and many people may not know they have it.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 5, 2025

Every time a bird flu virus infects a person, concerns grow that it could change, becoming more transmissible or more deadly.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 21, 2025

This process could generate a new variant that possesses the worst features of both—a virus that is transmissible from person-to-person like the seasonal flu, and severe, like those two concerning cases of D1.1.

From Slate • Dec. 31, 2024

The above mentioned control is transmissible by all means known in law, and is also resignable when just motives exist.

From The History of Cuba, vol. 3 by Johnson, Willis Fletcher