transmission
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- noun
- /trænzˈmɪʃən/
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- That's not enough transmission to cause an outbreak, but it's clearly happening.
- transmission risk
- mode of transmission
- disease transmission
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Watch on YouTubeIt's actually a transmission from person to person.
- It's actually a transmission from person to person.
- Wow, The HIV and hepatitis C transmission rates have gone down.
- So what happens is a parent to child transmission of sleep neglect.
- I was skeptical that a mask would reduce the transmission of this infection.
- And so it's plausible that its mechanism of transmission would be the same if not similar.
- The next case is to limit transmission.
- That's not enough transmission to cause an outbreak, but it's clearly happening.
- So all these things together pretty much make laundry free from virus transmission.
- Got a question on vaccines and transmission.
- And then Todd here showing I think how disease can be spread via sexual transmission.
- And So what that does is that pushes down the transmission rate because it decreases that number of contacts.
- I I'm not going to argue against that, but the, the medium of transmission for COVID is droplets through the air.
- In our episode, we were replicating a very famous experiment that had been done about the transmission of snot.
Examples
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However, the exact source of the infection and the transmission mechanism cannot be confirmed.
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It's actually a transmission from person to person.
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But if we all wear them, then we can reduce the transmission to 1.5%.
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Time and again people in positions of power and trust had the chance to stop the transmission of those infections.
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Wow, The HIV and hepatitis C transmission rates have gone down.
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The finding that students were knowledgeable about HIV transmission and prevention is not unexpected.
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As the weather gets colder, more people move indoors where transmission tends to be higher.
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Seventeen instances of brucellosis transmission from elk to livestock were reported during the last decade.
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Effective public health measures can greatly reduce the transmission of infectious diseases among communities.
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The rapid transmission of the flu virus during winter months is a concern for health officials.
Synonyms
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The spread of an infectious disease between people
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A car system that changes gears by itself so the driver does not have to shift them
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3.7
A set of parts in a vehicle that send power from the engine to the wheels
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A way of changing gears in a car by using a gear lever and a clutch pedal
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The exact global time when a signal is sent from Earth to a spacecraft
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The spread of disease through the air when people breathe, talk, or cough
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Spread of infection from one person to another when someone touches or coughs on them
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A metal rod that turns to carry power from an engine to the wheels
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A way a disease spreads from animals or people to other people
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A set of rules used on the internet to send data reliably between computers
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A set of rules that let computers on different networks send data over the Internet
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When germs spread to a person through a thing or animal instead of direct touch
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The amount of light or other radiation that a material lets pass through
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A system that sends data as light through thin glass cables for very fast long-distance connections
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A system that uses liquid under pressure to send power in machines like tractors
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A system that uses liquid under pressure to move parts of a machine
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The spread of disease to people when insects like mosquitoes or ticks bite them
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Infection that happens when you touch or eat something contaminated
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Etymology
Transmission comes from Latin parts trans- 'across' and mittere 'to send'. So in health, a transmission is the passing of a disease or infection from one person or animal to another.