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

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

They are transmitted, like mitochondria, from generation to generation of eggs.

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas