communicable
adjective
com·mu·ni·ca·ble
kə-ˈmyü-ni-kə-bəl 
1
: capable of being communicated : transmittable
communicable diseases
a communicable skin rash
see also communicable disease
2
: communicative
prove myself a gentleman, by being … virtuous and communicable—
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Examples of communicable in a Sentence
communicable diseases that are usually transmitted sexually
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Hanage foresees wastewater analysis being used to track other communicable viruses, like mpox.
—Chris Stokel-Walker, WIRED, 4 Oct. 2024
This misconception tends to be due to the rise in influenza and other communicable respiratory infections in the colder months.
—Patty Weasler, Rn, Verywell Health, 9 Oct. 2024
During the war in Yemen, for example, Saudi forces have cut off local populations’ access to clean water and sanitation, placing citizens at high risk for communicable illnesses.
—Marwa Daoudy, Foreign Affairs, 22 Feb. 2022
And necropsy data taken from dead fish samples so far have not turned up any communicable pathogens and the fish were negative for bacterial infections, according to the FWC.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 3 May 2024
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Chris Stokel-Walker, WIRED, 4 Oct. 2024
This misconception tends to be due to the rise in influenza and other communicable respiratory infections in the colder months.
—Patty Weasler, Rn, Verywell Health, 9 Oct. 2024
During the war in Yemen, for example, Saudi forces have cut off local populations’ access to clean water and sanitation, placing citizens at high risk for communicable illnesses.
—Marwa Daoudy, Foreign Affairs, 22 Feb. 2022
And necropsy data taken from dead fish samples so far have not turned up any communicable pathogens and the fish were negative for bacterial infections, according to the FWC.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 3 May 2024
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“Communicable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/communicable. Accessed 15 Nov. 2024.
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communicable
adjective
com·mu·ni·ca·ble
kə-ˈmyü-ni-kə-bəl
: capable of being transferred or carried from one person or thing to another
communicable diseases
Medical Definition
communicable
adjective
com·mu·ni·ca·ble
kə-ˈmyü-ni-kə-bəl
: capable of being transmitted from person to person, animal to animal, animal to human, or human to animal : transmissible
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