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Chris -- 2018-04-11
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I’m sure the intended meaning is that the cat (in the first example) carried or bore the parasite, not that the cat gave birth to it, but maybe the imagery of giving birth influenced the usage.
How a Cat-Born Parasite Infects Humans
http://esciencenews.com/sources/nationa … cts.humans
Hawaii – Ripe for Emerging Mosquito-Born Disease Threats
http://qcipn.org/hawaii-ripe-for-emergi … ublic.html
Mosquito born disease may be effective in fight against Zika
http://wiat.com/2016/06/28/mosquito-bor … inst-zika/
Brewster girl survives rare tick-born disease
http://www.capecodtimes.com/news/201608 … rn-disease
New Tick-Born Disease Identified In China
http://nepr.net/news/2015/04/24/new-tic … -in-china/
New tick-born illness, Borrelia miyamotoi, mimics Lyme disease and is tricky to diagnose
http://www.nydailynews.com/life-style/h … -1.1389439
Last edited by Jim Dixon (2016-11-14 17:42:09)
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I think for many people, “borne” is uncommon enough that they aren’t aware of it, so it is just a misspelling. Both “born” and “borne” come from “bear” anyway.
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