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

A number of cases have been seen in Scotland in the past, involving a different type of hantavirus which can only be transmitted from rodents.

From BBC • May 14, 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

The Andes strain identified in this outbreak is unusual in that it can be transmitted from human to human.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 2026

Gemmules secreted by the hand carried the instructions to manufacture a new hand; gemmules dispersed by the ear transmitted the code to build a new ear.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee