transmissible
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So-called gain-of-function research can theoretically make viruses more transmissible or more deadly.
From Salon ● Sep. 11, 2026
Though widespread on the island state of Tasmania, they are listed as endangered and face a significant threat from a transmissible cancer known as Devil Facial Tumour Disease.
From Barron's ● Jun. 17, 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
But the 18-year-old said she and her friends had become less worried, as they now know "meningitis is not very transmissible".
From BBC ● Mar. 20, 2026
In this broad sense there is no character that is not transmissible.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 3 "Helmont, Jean" to "Hernosand" by Various