"People tend to congregate and be together and the way the common cold virus is transmitted from one person to another is through handshakes,through sneezing, or coughing on one another."

VOA: special.2011.04.20

In South Africa the virus, which weakens the immune system, is transmitted primarily through unsafe sex.

VOA: standard.2010.04.26

Ayala says malaria was likely first transmitted from chimpanzees to humans through a single mosquito.

VOA: standard.2010.04.05

The virus can be transmitted by unsafe sex and unsterile needles, but most people who suffer from the disease become infected at birth from their mothers.

VOA: standard.2010.07.26

Malaria is caused by a parasite transmitted by a certain species of mosquito.

VOA: standard.2010.04.23

In addition,the study revealed that minority children had a higher incidence of HIV/AIDS, sexually transmitted diseases, asthma,certain cancers, and even success rates for treatment of kidney and heart diseases.

VOA: standard.2010.04.07

"There's a lot of technical terms in aviation and getting those translated properly and getting transmitted to them in a timely manner, especially when in flight, is a huge challenge.

VOA: standard.2009.12.13

I mean,I think that knowing how HIV basically gets transmitted is something that people are afraid, that people know that they have had extra-marital sex-the whole concept of men who have sex with other men-- it's a big taboo, and the region does not want to admit that we have these groups.

VOA: standard.2010.07.07

and also intensify vaccination against all infectious agents, all viruses that are known to be strongly associated with the development of cancer. The government should increase its efforts to prevent illnesses with links to cancer, he says,such as hepatitis, a disease of the liver, and the human papillomavirus, which is transmitted during intercourse and is linked to cervical cancer.

VOA: standard.2010.06.16