infectiousness
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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The results showed that native and introduced birds often had similar levels of infectiousness, meaning both groups contribute to spreading the parasite.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 11, 2026
While the at-home tests aren’t always great at catching infections early on, they are our best available tool to measure infectiousness.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 31, 2023
The team flushed toilets containing only clean water, and did not investigate the infectiousness of any particles that might be in the plume.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 23, 2022
By the beginning of 2022 Omicron had become the dominant strain in the U.S., its seeming boundless infectiousness surpassing that of all previous variants.
From Scientific American ● Dec. 14, 2022
The factors which interfere to prevent such wholesale disaster are the same which govern infectiousness throughout the disease.
From The Third Great Plague A Discussion of Syphilis for Everyday People by Stokes, John H. (John Hinchman)
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