infection
US: /ˌɪnˈfɛkʃən/
UK: /ɪnfˈɛkʃən/
UK: /ɪnfˈɛkʃən/
English Vietnamese dictionary
infection /in'fekʃn/
- danh từ
- sự nhiễm, sự làm nhiễm độc, sự làm nhiễm trùng
- vật lây nhiễm
- bệnh lây nhiễm
- sự tiêm nhiễm, sự đầu độc
- ảnh hưởng lan truyền
Advanced English dictionary
+ noun
1 [U] the act or process of causing or getting a disease: to be exposed to infection + to increase the risk of infection
2 [C] an illness that is caused by bacteria or a VIRUS and that affects one part of the body: an ear / throat infection + to pass on / spread an infection
Compare: CONTAGION
Collocation dictionary
ADJ.
heavy, nasty, serious, severe
| mild, minor, moderate | acute | chronic | recurrent | further |
primary, secondary
If the primary infection is not treated further outbreaks may occur.
| new
Over 90% of all new infections occur in the developing world.
| rare | bacterial, fungal, viral | chest, ear, etc. | respiratory, urinary, etc. | herpes, HIV, etc.
VERB + INFECTION
have, suffer (from)
He's suffering from an acute infection of the lower respiratory tract.
| be at risk from/of, be prone/susceptible/vulnerable to
Goats appear to be more susceptible to the infection than sheep.
| be exposed to
Vaccination is essential to protect people exposed to hepatitis B infection.
| acquire, catch, contract, develop, get
She's always getting chest infections.
| pass (on), spread, transmit
The infection is passed on through the horse feed.
| carry
Almost all the sheep on the farm carried the infection.
| guard against, protect sb/sth from
to protect the body from infection
| avoid, prevent | combat, fight
The virus affects the body's immune system so that it cannot fight infection.
| fight off, kill
Normally, white blood cells fight off and kill infections.
| recover from | leave/make sb susceptible to, leave/make sb vulnerable to | die from/of | diagnose (sb with) | treat (sb for)
INFECTION + VERB
develop, occur
an infection that occurs in swans
| spread
They want to prevent the infection spreading to other parts of the body.
| cause sth, result in sth
Heavy lung infections may result in pneumonia.
PREP.
in~
In acute infections of the urinary tract the patient may suffer severe pain.
| ~ by
infection of people by the virus
| ~ from
infection from sewage water
| ~ through
infection through unsafe sex
| ~ with
infection with bacteria
PHRASES
a cause of infection, the onset of infection
The drug must be taken from the onset of the infection.
| resistance to infection
Taking vitamin C builds up your resistance to infection.
| a risk of infection, a site of infection
(medical) The urethra was the primary site of infection
| a source of infection
We are trying to trace the source of infection.
| the spread of infection > Special page at ILLNESS
Concise English dictionary
infectionsɪn'fekʃn
noun
+the pathological state resulting from the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms
+(phonetics) the alteration of a speech sound under the influence of a neighboring sound
+(medicine) the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms and their multiplication which can lead to tissue damage and disease
+an incident in which an infectious disease is transmitted
+the communication of an attitude or emotional state among a number of people
+moral corruption or contamination
+(international law) illegality that taints or contaminates a ship or cargo rendering it liable to seizure
