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infection noun

  /ɪnˈfɛkʃən/
  • (pathology) The act or process of infecting.
  • An uncontrolled growth of harmful microorganisms in a host.
 Infektion, Ansteckung

infect verb

  /ɪnˈfɛkt/
  • (transitive) To bring (the body or part of it) into contact with a substance that causes illness (a pathogen), so that the pathogen begins to act on the body; (of a pathogen) to come into contact with (a body or body part) and begin to act on it.
  • (transitive) To make somebody enthusiastic about one's own passion, or to communicate a feeling to others, or a feeling communicating itself to others.
 anstecken, infizieren

infective adjective

  /ɪnˈfɛktɪv/
  • Able to cause infection; infectious
 infektiös

infected adjective

  • Having an infection.
 infiziert
urinary tract infection
Harnwegsinfektion, Harnwegsinfekt
sexually transmitted infection
Geschlechtskrankheit
secondary infection
Sekundärinfektion
viral infection
Virusinfektion
endemic infection
Endemie
airborne infection
Tröpfcheninfektion
droplet infection
Tröpfcheninfektion
enteral infection
Darminfektion
infection events
Infektionsgeschehen
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