transmissibility
Americannoun
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An emerging potential epidemic demands our attention—and our full resources—when two features start changing for the worse: severity and transmissibility.
From Slate ● Dec. 31, 2024
"It may have acquired an enhanced transmissibility genetic component fairly recently."
From Salon ● Jul. 18, 2024
“With each of these variants that takes over from the one before it, we do see increased transmissibility — it’s easier to spread from person to person. So, that’s really the concern with FLiRT.”
From Los Angeles Times ● May 10, 2024
By detailing the genomic alterations within these repetitive genomic sequences and linking them to critical viral functions, researchers provide a plausible explanation for the heightened transmissibility observed during the 2022 mpox outbreak.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 19, 2024
These events seem to point to a certain transmissibility of the disease until we examine the negative facts that bear upon the question.
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
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