transmissible

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It requires close contact of less than one meter for 30 minutes, he said, adding that hantavirus is "much less transmissible" than Covid-19 or the flu.

From Barron's • May 15, 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

The hepatitis B virus is highly transmissible and many people may not know they have it.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 5, 2025

Skipper’s other primary motivational device — besides his highly transmissible energy — has been slogans.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 17, 2025

No more education, then; no more acquired and transmissible ideas.

From Autobiographical Reminiscences with Family Letters and Notes on Music by Gounod, Charles