infectiousness
Americannoun
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The researchers compared the infectiousness of two strains of avian flu, including H5N1, at different viral particle levels in mice lacking the IFITM3 gene and normal mice.
From Science Daily • Nov. 14, 2024
It displays a familiarity with the sonic principles of old-fashioned country, while maintaining the infectiousness of current pop.
From New York Times • Mar. 26, 2024
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
Despite its infectiousness, XBB.1.5 has not spawned a major spike in hospitalizations — sparking optimism that it may not be the beastly “Kraken” some had feared.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 13, 2023
We hear a great deal about the infectiousness of bad things and people are always talking about infectious disease and of corrupting influences in the world and all that sort of thing.
From Parent and Child Volume III., Child Study and Training by Hall, Mosiah
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