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
Ebola, a viral fever, is transmitted through bodily fluids, and has no known cures.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026
But it stressed that people should not approach the whale because it might carry diseases that can be transmitted to humans.
From BBC • May 16, 2026
The World Health Organization confirmed Thursday six cases involving the Andes strain, which is transmitted through contact with infected rodents.
From Barron's • May 11, 2026
Information could be spread far more widely, more accurately, and in more detail by writing than it could be transmitted by mouth.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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