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Anonymous Posted 6 years ago
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Through / via / by

Which is natural? Would you rephrase?



A blood-borne disease is a disease that can be spread through blood.

A blood-borne disease is a disease that can be spread via blood.

A blood-borne disease is a disease that can be spread by blood.

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anonymous Which is natural? "Through" is usual for transmission of disease. The other two are common enough, though.

— Anonymous

  • anonymous Which is natural?
  • "Through" is usual for transmission of disease.
  • The other two are common enough, though.
  • anonymous Would you rephrase?
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anonymousWhich is natural?

"Through" is usual for transmission of disease. The other two are common enough, though.

anonymousWould you rephrase?

I would be tempted to spell it out and to avoid unnecessary repetition: "A blood-borne disease is one that can be spread through the exchange of blood."

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