transmissible

Examples

• All

• This virus is transmissible at an early stage of infection and that and asymptomatic type of infection as well.

• It was also readily transmissible, so that it seemed poised at various times to destroy the whole population of Europe.

• The theory that it is a transmissible agent, such as M. tuberculosis, has received the most attention.

  Academic text (2003)

• What if scientists wanted to make highly pathogenic viruses even more transmissible and dangerous?

• Noroviruses are highly transmissible, and as few as 10 viral particles may be sufficient to infect an individual.

  Academic text (2009)

• The epidemiology of KS suggests a sexually transmissible, opportunistic, infective agent.

  Academic text (1994)

• Transmissible spongiform encephalopathies, also known as prion diseases, are fatal neurodegenerative disorders that affect humans and animals.

  Academic text (2012)

• Noroviruses are highly transmissible, as they can spread quickly from person to person through contaminated food or surfaces.

• A malaria patient may still harbor transmissible parasites, capable of infecting others even after receiving treatment.

• Understanding how transmissible diseases spread is crucial for preventing outbreaks in communities.

Synonyms

C

contagious

vstransmissible

108 3.1

Something that spreads from one person to another, like a disease or feeling

is narrower, stressing medical transmission rather than broader spreading

I

infectious

vstransmissible

• Specialized

76 3.9

A disease that can spread from one person to another

frames the condition itself as capable of moving between organisms

C

communicable

vstransmissible

• Specialized

9 4.2

Able to pass from one person to another and cause sickness

places the same emphasis on transfer especially by infection

T

transmittable

vstransmissible

2 3.9

Able to pass from one person or animal to another

is the same meaning but uses an alternate common spelling

I

infective

vstransmissible

• Specialized

1 7.4

Able to make people sick and spread disease

focuses on being transferable rather than on causing the infection

S

spreadable

vstransmissible

3.9

Able to pass from one person to another

is the medical term emphasizing infection rather than general passing

C

contractible

vstransmissible

• Specialized

6.5

Easily caught and spread among people or animals

focuses on the capability to transfer rather than the act of catching

C

contractable

vstransmissible

• Specialized

7.1

Able to be caught from another person and make you sick

is broader, stressing transfer not the individual act of contracting it

C

catching

vstransmissible

3.5

Able to spread from one person to another, like a cold

is a neutral term about ability to transfer rather than ease of spread

C

catchable

vstransmissible

4.7

Easy to get, especially an illness that spreads between people

focuses on transmission between organisms rather than individual susceptibility

Antonyms

N

nontransmissible

• Specialized

7.9

Cannot be passed from one person to another

How Transmissible

highly contagious

9 3.4

transmissible

• Specialized

3 5.3

nontransmissible

• Specialized

7.9

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology