transmittable

Examples

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• HIV is easily transmittable and can infect anyone, as the virus does not discriminate based upon gender, sexual orientation/preference, race, socioeconomic status, or religion (International Olympic Committee, n.d.; News Medical, 2011; United Nations Population Fund, 2008).

  Academic text (2013)

• The X-Nine virus is highly transmittable amongst children age ten and under.

  Knock at the Cabin (2023)

• It's like a transmittable disease.

  The Deep Ones (2021)

• You have no transmittable diseases of any kind.

  The Virginity Hit (2010)

• It is not transmittable to humans.

  Blog text (18)

• If the story ever gets really out there, they would be in a lot of trouble because 4 out of 5 infections are transmittable to humans.

  Blog text (11)

• The consequences of a form of this virus that is transmittable from human to human, particularly if it retains its unprecedented virulence, would be disastrous.

  Academic text (2005)

• We recommend preconception counseling as a universal discussion among providers and patients of reproductive age with any chronic transmittable or genetic condition.

  Academic text (2013)

• An H5N1 avian influenza that is transmittable from human to human could be even more devastating: assuming a mortality rate of 20 percent and 80 million illnesses, the United States could be looking at 16 million deaths and unimaginable economic costs.

  Academic text (2005)

• The flu is a highly transmittable virus that spreads easily from person to person.

Synonyms

C

contagious

vstransmittable

108 3.1

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

restricts the sense to disease passing rather than broader spread

I

infectious

vstransmittable

• Specialized

76 3.9

A disease that can spread from one person to another

is more general, covering passing by other means too

H

highly contagious

vstransmittable

9 3.4

A disease that spreads very easily between people

is the same idea but without stressing extreme ease of spread

C

communicable

vstransmittable

• Specialized

9 4.2

Able to pass from one person to another and cause sickness

is a broader word that also covers nonmedical passing contexts

T

transmissible

vstransmittable

• Specialized

3 5.3

Able to pass from one person or animal to another by infection

is the general label for being passed between people, animals, or places

I

infective

vstransmittable

• Specialized

1 7.4

Able to make people sick and spread disease

emphasizes being passed rather than causing infection

C

contractable

vstransmittable

• Specialized

7.1

Able to be caught from another person and make you sick

uses the same passing idea but applies beyond just infection routes

C

contractible

vstransmittable

• Specialized

6.5

Easily caught and spread among people or animals

focuses on passing generally rather than the act of being caught

C

catching

vstransmittable

3.5

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

is the general category without implying easy passage

C

catchable

vstransmittable

4.7

Easy to get, especially an illness that spreads between people

is broader, stressing the ability to be passed rather than caught

S

spreadable

vstransmittable

3.9

Able to pass from one person to another

is more medical and specific about contagious or infectious qualities

Antonyms

N

nontransferable

1 6.6

You cannot give or sell it to another person

How Contagious

contagious

108 3.1

infectious

• Specialized

76 3.9

communicable

• Specialized

9 4.2

transmittable

2 3.9

noncontagious

1 4.4

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology