transmissibility
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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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
“And the thought is that somehow, because of its rapid spread in the Congo, it may have acquired an enhanced transmissibility genetic component fairly recently.”
From Salon ● Jul. 18, 2024
Despite their increased transmissibility, the new mutations don’t appear to result in more severe disease.
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
The transmissibility of contagious abortion of cows appears to have been demonstrated experimentally for the first time by Brauer.
From Contagious Abortion of Cows by Ward J. MacNeal
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