transmissible

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Scientists have rejected the idea that a recent mutation made the Andes virus transmissible between humans.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

Even though this is not an easily transmitted disease, it is transmissible and has a high mortality rate, Iovine said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 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

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 5, 2025

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