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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

The only hantavirus type that is transmissible between humans -- the Andes virus -- has been confirmed among those who have tested positive, fuelling international concern.

From Barron's May 10, 2026

However, it isn’t as easily transmissible as Covid.

From Barron's May 8, 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

But that which is communicable and transmissible is the language whereby genius is formulated and expressed, and failing which it must e'en remain dumb and impotent.

From Autobiographical Reminiscences with Family Letters and Notes on Music by Charles Gounod




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