transmissible

Example Sentences

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“In conditions when people are not aware, this virus might be transmissible, especially at the beginning of an outbreak,” he says.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 16, 2026

However, it isn’t as easily transmissible as Covid.

From Barron's • May 8, 2026

The National Trust spokeswoman added: "Decaying marine mammals pose a serious health risk. They can carry a range of diseases that are transmissible to humans and dogs."

From BBC • May 26, 2025

Rasmussen said the worry now is that if H5N1 mutates to become transmissible between people, it’ll be young children as well as the old and compromised who are likely to be most affected.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2025

It is evident that tea produces a grave form of neurasthenia readily transmissible to descendants.

From Degeneracy Its Causes, Signs and Results by Talbot, Eugene S.