transmitted
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West Nile virus survives in nature in several types of birds and is transmitted to humans by the bites of mosquitoes that feed on infected birds.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
"Our research shows that this assumption may not always hold true. Other treponemal diseases may also have been transmitted from mother to child."
From Science Daily ● Aug. 12, 2026
The heat-loving parasite infects the intestines and is transmitted through faecal contamination.
From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026
Crypto sits outside the traditional plumbing of global finance, where banks, regulators and the electronic network by which ordinary payments are transmitted give Western governments visibility over the movement of money.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
But every year since then, the optical switches at each end of that fiber cable have gotten better and better, meaning that more and more voices and data can be transmitted down each fiber.
From "The World Is Flat" by Thomas L. Friedman
