transmissible
adjective
trans·mis·si·ble
tran(t)s-ˈmi-sə-bəl 
tranz-
: capable of being transmitted
transmissible diseases
Examples of transmissible in a Sentence
The virus is highly transmissible to humans.
the virus chiefly affects dogs but is transmissible to humans and other animals
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Andes is found in South America, specifically Argentina and Chile, and person-to-person transmission has been associated only with close and prolonged contact during the early phase of illness, when the virus is more transmissible.
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Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes.com, 10 May 2026
Hantavirus, the name for viruses derived from rodents that can infect humans, aren’t typically transmissible from person to person.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 9 May 2026
The Dutch couple had spent months traveling around Argentina, Uruguay and Chile and spent time bird-watching in locations known to carry the Andes strain of the virus, the only strain that is transmissible from human to human.
—Mark Osborne, CBS News, 8 May 2026
Vial said the virus is most transmissible to other people in the early stages of an infection, before the body’s immune system has started responding.
—Lauren Dunn, NBC news, 7 May 2026
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Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes.com, 10 May 2026
Hantavirus, the name for viruses derived from rodents that can infect humans, aren’t typically transmissible from person to person.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 9 May 2026
The Dutch couple had spent months traveling around Argentina, Uruguay and Chile and spent time bird-watching in locations known to carry the Andes strain of the virus, the only strain that is transmissible from human to human.
—Mark Osborne, CBS News, 8 May 2026
Vial said the virus is most transmissible to other people in the early stages of an infection, before the body’s immune system has started responding.
—Lauren Dunn, NBC news, 7 May 2026
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“Transmissible.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/transmissible. Accessed 17 May. 2026.
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transmissible
adjective
trans·mis·si·ble
tran(t)s-ˈmis-ə-bəl
tranz-
: capable of being transmitted
transmissible diseases
Medical Definition
transmissible
adjective
trans·mis·si·ble
tran(t)s-ˈmis-ə-bəl, tranz-
: capable of being transmitted (as from one person to another)
transmissible diseases
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