airborne transmission

collocation in English

meaningsofairborneandtransmission

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airborne
adjective
uk
/ˈeə.bɔːn/us
/ˈer.bɔːrn/
in the air, or carried by air or wind or by ...
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transmission
noun
uk
/trænzˈmɪʃ.ən/us
/trænˈsmɪʃ.ən/
the process of broadcasting or sending out something by radio or television, on the internet, etc., or something that is broadcast or sent ...
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(Definition ofairborneandtransmissionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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In comparison toairbornetransmissionsymptoms such as sore throat, pharyngeal erythema, and enlarged tonsils, submandibular lymphadenopathy are more frequent than coughing and coryza.
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Small round structured viruses :airbornetransmissionand hospital control.
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Additionally,airbornetransmissionmight have played a role.
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Airbornetransmissionof a small round structured virus.
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These restrictions apply to those infected premises where the risk ofairbornetransmissionis considered to be high.
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A mechanical transmission is much faster, more efficient and may be more readily amplified than anairbornetransmissionof the same initial strength.
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Airbornetransmissioncan be important for some pathogens.
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Vomiting, in particular, transmits infection effectively, and appears to allowairbornetransmission.
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There is evidence that it is possible for the rabies virus to infect a host purely throughairbornetransmission, without direct physical contact of the victim with the bat.
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There is evidence that bat rabies virus can infect victims purely throughairbornetransmission(cryptic rabies), without direct physical contact of the victim with the bat itself.
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