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transmission

[trans-mish-uhn, tranz-] / trænsˈmɪʃ ən, trænz- /


NOUN
a mechanism for transmitting power
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Another report suggested changing temperatures and rainfall also affected hantavirus transmission in Argentina.

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026

Hantaviruses are usually carried by rodents, but human transmission of the Andes strain - which the WHO believes some of the ship's passengers contracted in South America - is possible.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

“Those are the kinds of activities that have been seen to link to transmission in past outbreaks.”

From MarketWatch • May 12, 2026

Hantavirus has a higher mortality rate than Covid-19 but spreads far less easily, as transmission generally requires prolonged close contact, he notes.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026

Likewise, all photos that ran on the Web had first seen sent by yak and then air courier to New York for transmission.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer




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