transmissible

transmissible /trans·mis·si·ble/ (trans-mis´i-b'l) capable of being transmitted.

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trans·mis·si·ble (trns-ms-bl, trnz-)

adj.

Capable of being conveyed from one person to another.

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transmissible

said of a disease capable of being transmitted from one animal to another. There are very many such diseases but most are not included below because the word 'transmissible' is not a part of the disease's name in common usage.

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canine transmissible venereal tumor

see canine transmissible venereal tumor.

transmissible gastroenteritis

1. a highly infectious disease of baby pigs caused by a coronavirus. It is manifested by vomiting and diarrhea, severe dehydration and a high mortality rate. In older pigs the syndrome is similar but less severe and many pigs survive—others are infected but show no clinical signs. Called also TGE.

2. a disease of turkeys caused by a coronavirus. It affects birds of all ages and is characterized by wet droppings and weight loss. Called also coronaviral enteritis, bluecomb.

transmissible lymphosarcoma, transmissible reticulum cell tumor

see canine transmissible venereal tumor.

transmissible murine colonic hyperplasia

caused by Citrobacter freundii in suckling mice; characterized by diarrhea, weight loss, rectal prolapse, high mortality rate.

transmissible porcine genital papillomatosis

see papillomatosis.

transmissible serositis

see sporadic bovine encephalomyelitis.