as in infectious
capable of being passed by physical contact from one person to another
communicable diseases that are usually transmitted sexually
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Recent Examples of communicable
And necropsy data taken from dead fish samples so far has not turned up any communicable pathogens and the fish were negative for bacterial infections, according to the FWC.
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David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 28 Mar. 2024
Fear of disease, for example, can be as communicable as the microbes that cause it.
—Catherine Buerger, The Mercury News, 20 Feb. 2024
The new variants of the COVID-19 virus are reported to be very communicable, but weakened in strength — meaning that people are more likely to contract the virus but much less likely to land in the hospital, or even the doctor’s office, as a result of the illness caused by the virus.
—Amy Dickinson, BostonGlobe.com, 17 Aug. 2022
The new variants of the COVID-19 virus are reported to be very communicable, but weakened in strength – meaning that people are more likely to contract the virus, but much less likely to land in the hospital – or even the doctor’s office – as a result of the illness caused by the virus.
—Amy Dickinson, Chicago Tribune, 17 Aug. 2022
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David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 28 Mar. 2024
Fear of disease, for example, can be as communicable as the microbes that cause it.
—Catherine Buerger, The Mercury News, 20 Feb. 2024
The new variants of the COVID-19 virus are reported to be very communicable, but weakened in strength — meaning that people are more likely to contract the virus but much less likely to land in the hospital, or even the doctor’s office, as a result of the illness caused by the virus.
—Amy Dickinson, BostonGlobe.com, 17 Aug. 2022
The new variants of the COVID-19 virus are reported to be very communicable, but weakened in strength – meaning that people are more likely to contract the virus, but much less likely to land in the hospital – or even the doctor’s office – as a result of the illness caused by the virus.
—Amy Dickinson, Chicago Tribune, 17 Aug. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for communicable
Adjective
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Marking his debut single under his new signing with Rimas Entertainment, the Puerto Rican artist delivers an infectious tropical tune with percussion, trombones, trumpets, and more, while his flirty vocals sing about a guy who’s trying to impress a girl with his English-speaking skills.—
Griselda Flores,
Billboard,
21 Feb. 2025
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These ventilation systems function like high-volume air samplers, creating negative pressure inside poultry houses that draws in huge quantities of ambient air effectively concentrating whatever particulates may be in that air, in this case infectious virions of H5N1.—
John Drake,
Forbes,
21 Feb. 2025
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On July 30, Ray updated her fans again, revealing her diagnosis of infective endocarditis, a severe heart infection.—
Jessica Lynch,
Billboard,
31 July 2024
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Hospitalizations for strokes related to opioid use and infective endocarditis, a life-threatening infection of the heart’s lining and valves, increased in people under 45 from 2006 through 2015, coinciding with the opioid epidemic’s onset, the authors added.—
Elizabeth Cooney,
STAT,
23 May 2024
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The hepatitis B vaccine is recommended at birth because the infection, which can lead to permanent liver damage and cancer, is highly transmissible during delivery.—
Isobel Whitcomb,
New York Times,
25 Jan. 2025
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Read more Now Parvovirus B19 is a thing More people in the U.S. have become infected with Parvovirus B19, a highly transmissible seasonal respiratory virus that can pose serious risks to pregnant people and those with blood disorders, health officials say.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA TODAY,
15 Aug. 2024
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“Communicable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/communicable. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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