Definitions

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  • Transmissible.

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  • adjective able to be transmitted
  • adjective transmissible

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  • adjective (of disease) capable of being transmitted by infection

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Examples

  • Then, improved communications made information about these sins more easily transmittable.

    Discourse.net: The Moral High Ground 2009

  • What we don't know is if any HPV in it was potentially transmittable.

    Foreskin may be reservoir for HPV 2011

  • Ultimately, only the trichinae are life-threatening parasites, because they are transmittable to humans and there is no way whatsoever to detect their presence without a microscope.

    Modern Science in the Bible Ben Hobrink 2011

  • Fact: Dandruff may be a response to fungus, but it doesn't appear to be transmittable between people.

    Itchy Scalp Offers Clues to Disease Shirley S. Wang 2011

  • If you start with an impoverished developing country and add a deadly disease that is easily transmittable from insect to human with medical aid miles away, you are destined to see a struggle not likely found in other countries.

    Vivian Glyck: What is the Cause for Africa's $12 Billion Annual Loss? Vivian Glyck 2011

  • Moreover, the great majority of all protozoa, filariae, bacteria, and viruses are not dangerous for human consumption, because they are not transmittable to humans, i.e., they are simply excreted when consumed.16 Their greatest drawback is that they do reduce the quality of the meat.

    Modern Science in the Bible Ben Hobrink 2011

  • Moreover, the great majority of all protozoa, filariae, bacteria, and viruses are not dangerous for human consumption, because they are not transmittable to humans, i.e., they are simply excreted when consumed.16 Their greatest drawback is that they do reduce the quality of the meat.

    Modern Science in the Bible Ben Hobrink 2011

  • Ultimately, only the trichinae are life-threatening parasites, because they are transmittable to humans and there is no way whatsoever to detect their presence without a microscope.

    Modern Science in the Bible Ben Hobrink 2011

  • Their mission is to reduce transmittable diseases, and they provide information on how to avoid transmission.

    The Harm Reduction Controversy & Injection Sites : Law is Cool 2009

  • If you start with an impoverished developing country and add a deadly disease that is easily transmittable from insect to human with medical aid miles away, you are destined to see a struggle not likely found in other countries.

    Vivian Glyck: What is the Cause for Africa's $12 Billion Annual Loss? Vivian Glyck 2011

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