Assertion: known gastroenteritis pathogen | /r/HasProperty | waterborne
Facets:
value: largely
type: DEGREE
Source sentences:
text: For example, diarrheal pathogens that are largely waterborne should evolve to relatively high levels of virulence because effective transmission can occur even when infected hosts are mobilized: persons carrying contaminated clothing and bedding, the water used for washing bed sheets, and the movement of contaminated water into drinking water together act like a swarm of mosquitoes, transmitting pathogens from the immobilized host.