Noun
The quality of being transmissible.
Source: Webster's dictionaryExactly what level of immunity will protect the herd depends on the transmissibility of the disease, which is often described through a metric known as the basic reproductive number, R0. Source: Internet
MetaPathogen.com. The relationship between virulence versus transmissibility is complex; if a disease is rapidly fatal, the host may die before the microbe can be passed along to another host. Source: Internet
In other words, despite similar transmissibility, mortality rate in coronavirus seems to be less fatal (currently 2.2%) relative to SARS (11%) and particularly to Middle East Respiratory Syndrome MERS (35%). Source: Internet
This week the state has the highest reproductive number in the country (1.39) – a key indicator of the transmissibility of the coronavirus. Source: Internet
So I think we’re going to learn a lot more about the transmissibility, but it’s no question: fourth, fifth grade and above, kids can transmit just like adults do.” Source: Internet
Speaking at the same briefing, Vallance told the nation that genetic studies, frequency studies, and laboratory studies all came together to suggest this virus has a significant, substantial increase in transmissibility. Source: Internet