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Even if the characters do not really interact, there is a notable sense of common feeling and purpose transmitted in moments of casual rapport between the actors.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
People become infected with the illness by consuming food or water that has been contaminated with the parasite — the infection is not transmitted from person to person.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026
Yet mitochondrial DNA is transmitted only through mothers.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 7, 2026
Ebola is transmitted through contact with infected bodily fluids, including blood, urine, vomit, semen and breast milk.
From BBC ● Jun. 17, 2026
According to Fenn, “the great preponderance of the evidence” indicates that the Shoshone also transmitted smallpox down the Columbia River into the Pacific Northwest.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
