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transmission

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


NOUN
a mechanism for transmitting power
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Hantaviruses are usually carried by rodents, but human transmission of the Andes strain - which the WHO believes was contracted by some of the ship's passengers while in South America - is possible.

From BBC • May 9, 2026

Much of that momentum reflects enthusiasm around the company’s recent pivot toward optical connectivity, which is in high demand in AI data centers where high-speed data transmission is crucial.

From MarketWatch • May 9, 2026

The worry on the cruise ship is human-to-human transmission.

From Salon • May 9, 2026

Health professionals are still investigating the hantavirus outbreak and say human-to-human transmission is rare.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

The transmission of heredity, as Aristotle perceived it, was essentially the transmission of information.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee




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