How to Use transmissible in a Sentence

transmissible

adjective

• The virus is highly transmissible to humans.
• Or is this just more transmissible or cause more than the common cold?
  — Anne Saker, The Enquirer, 29 Nov. 2021
• Namely, that this virus is far less transmissible.
  — Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2026
• But the uptick could also reflect how transmissible the virus is.
  — Isabella Steger, Quartz, 30 Jan. 2020
• At first, the virus ran unchecked in Wuhan, and was highly transmissible.
  — Jim Yong Kim, The New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2020
• Omicron, in turn, was about three times more transmissible than the delta variant.
  — NBC News, 29 Apr. 2022
• That means the variant is two to three times as transmissible as the original strain.
  — oregonlive, 13 July 2021
• To date, the only other species with a transmissible cancer is a soft-shell clam.
  — Elizabeth Pennisi, Science | AAAS, 10 July 2017
• The researchers suggest this could make the virus more transmissible.
  — Meredith Wadman, Science | AAAS, 23 June 2021
• The notion that this strain is more transmissible is just conjecture at this point.
  — Peter Fimrite, SFChronicle.com, 21 Dec. 2020
• Studies show that omicron is four times more transmissible than the delta variant.
  — Priyanka Vora, Quartz, 21 Jan. 2022
• The tight confines of an oil rig are an ideal place for a highly transmissible disease to thrive.
  — Viviane Callier, Science, 17 Dec. 2020
• The case study provided the world with an early hint as to just how transmissible the new variant could be.
  — Caroline Chen, ProPublica, 6 Jan. 2022
• The new variants of the virus are much more easily transmissible.
  — Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 28 Aug. 2021
• Delta is the most transmissible of the variants identified so far.
  — NBC News, 4 July 2021
• Variants of the virus that are more transmissible are also spreading.
  — Dallas News, 3 Mar. 2021
• That is even more true now that the new more transmissible variant dominates the country.
  — Kaiser Health News, oregonlive, 17 Jan. 2022
• Even the most careful person will get the most transmissible virus in history.
  — Wired, 7 Aug. 2022
• The virus’ highly transmissible nature has changed the way teams practice, prepare, meet and share meals.
  — Edgar Thompson, orlandosentinel.com, 17 Aug. 2020
• That’s because Delta has evolved to be so transmissible that other variants can’t keep up with the pace of its spread.
  — WSJ, 10 Sep. 2021
• Why this virus is so much more transmissible does not seem to be a property solely of the Spike protein.
  — William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 28 Jan. 2022
• The reason for the uptick in kids with Covid-19 is that the delta variant is more transmissible.
  — Sarah Todd, Quartz, 13 Aug. 2021
• Still, measles is so transmissible that even slight drops in protection can create space for the virus to infect widely.
  — Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 18 Dec. 2025
• Among the questions still to be explored are whether some lineages of the virus are more transmissible and more deadly than others.
  — Carolyn Said, SFChronicle.com, 8 June 2020
• The Gators are the latest program forced to postpone a game due to the spread of the highly transmissible virus.
  — Edgar Thompson, orlandosentinel.com, 14 Oct. 2020
• If you’ve been exposed to or infected with influenza, here’s what to know about how long the virus is transmissible.
  — Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 1 Feb. 2026
• The highly transmissible omicron variant of the virus is prone to making comebacks.
  — Reuters, NBC News, 31 May 2022
• They’re expected to be the most immune-evasive, transmissible versions of the virus yet.
  — Erin Prater, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2022
• It is caused by the Andes type of the hantavirus—the only form of the virus known to be transmissible between people.
  — Tanya Lewis, Scientific American, 13 May 2026
• Health officials say the virus is rare and is not considered to be easily transmissible.
  — Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 12 May 2026