as in infectious
capable of being passed by physical contact from one person to another
the virus chiefly affects dogs but is transmissible to humans and other animals
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Read more Now Parvovirus B19 is a thing More people in the U.S. have become infected with Parvovirus B19, a highly transmissible seasonal respiratory virus that can pose serious risks to pregnant people and those with blood disorders, health officials say.
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Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 15 Aug. 2024
There’s a new highly transmissible COVID-19 variant.
—Rong-Gong Lin Ii, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2024
Also, relatively few people have received the latest coronavirus booster shots that are geared toward the several highly transmissible omicron subvariants in circulation.
—Danny Nguyen, Washington Post, 29 Dec. 2023
The zero Covid policy, as it was called, was only abandoned in late 2022 when the highly transmissible Omicron variant of SARS-2 — and the Chinese public’s fatigue with the restrictions of the policy — made the approach untenable.
—Helen Branswell, STAT, 23 Nov. 2023
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Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 15 Aug. 2024
There’s a new highly transmissible COVID-19 variant.
—Rong-Gong Lin Ii, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2024
Also, relatively few people have received the latest coronavirus booster shots that are geared toward the several highly transmissible omicron subvariants in circulation.
—Danny Nguyen, Washington Post, 29 Dec. 2023
The zero Covid policy, as it was called, was only abandoned in late 2022 when the highly transmissible Omicron variant of SARS-2 — and the Chinese public’s fatigue with the restrictions of the policy — made the approach untenable.
—Helen Branswell, STAT, 23 Nov. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for transmissible
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The infectious energy and Justin Bieber-style appeal of 25-year-old country hitmaker Bailey Zimmerman was not reflected in the CMA nominations.—
Marcus K. Dowling,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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For example, a range of different infectious pathogens and diseases can lead to different chronic medical conditions such as COVID-19 leading to long COVID, human papillomavirus to cervical cancer, Helicobacter pylori to stomach ulcers and cancer, Epstein-Barr Virus to lymphoma.—
Bruce Y. Lee,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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His provisional cause of death was given as multi-organ failure due to infective endocarditis, a rare infection of the inner lining or valves of the heart.—
Daniel Taylor,
The Athletic,
26 Feb. 2025
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On July 30, Ray updated her fans again, revealing her diagnosis of infective endocarditis, a severe heart infection.—
Jessica Lynch,
Billboard,
31 July 2024
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Measles outbreaks erupted in the U.S. this year because a highly communicable virus, sometimes circulating abroad, infected a rising population of unvaccinated Americans as well as some visitors from abroad who traveled in this country.—
Alexis Simendinger,
The Hill,
13 Mar. 2025
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This misconception tends to be due to the rise in influenza and other communicable respiratory infections in the colder months.—
Patty Weasler, RN,
Verywell Health,
9 Oct. 2024
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“Transmissible.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/transmissible. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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