transmitted
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Most Ebola spillover events, which is when a virus like Ebola is transmitted to humans, occur in miners working deep in caves where bats live.
From MarketWatch • May 17, 2026
"This is because the whale may carry diseases that can also be transmitted to humans, and there may also be a risk of explosion," as decomposition creates large volumes of gases, it said.
From Barron's • May 16, 2026
Much may depend on the full details of the case, how much senior members of the coaching staff knew and what was recorded or transmitted.
From BBC • May 12, 2026
While hantavirus is generally contracted through exposure to infected rodents, the strain in the current outbreak can be transmitted from person to person.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026
Those the engineer decided were suitable for the robot’s circuits were transmitted to the Talking Robot.
From "I, Robot" by Isaac Asimov
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