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
Results showed that compared to healthy participants who only imagined being sick, those who were actively ill were more likely to conceal their illness regardless of its transmissibility.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 29, 2024
After having been affirmed as a dogma, the transmissibility of acquired characters has been no less dogmatically denied, for reasons drawn a priori from the supposed nature of germinal cells.
From Creative Evolution by Arthur Mitchell
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