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Meaning of infectious disease | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. An illness caused by a specific infectious agent (bacterium, virus, fungus, protozoa, prion etc.), that results from transmission of that agent from an infected person, animal, or reservoir to a susceptible host.
  2. A medical specialty dealing with the diagnosis, control and treatment of infections.

Equivalents

العربية مَرَض مُعْدٍ
বাংলা সংক্রামক রোগ
Deutsch Infekt Infektionskrankheit
Suomi infektiotauti tarttuva tauti tartuntatauti
Français infectiologie maladie infectieuse
Gaeilge galar gabhálach galar tógálach
ગુજરાતી ચેપી રોગ
हिन्दी संक्रामक रोग
Bahasa Indonesia taun
日本語 伝染病 感染性疾患 感染症
한국어 감염증
မြန်မာဘာသာ ကူးစက်ရောဂါ
Polski zakaźny
Русский инфекционное заболевание
Svenska infektionssjukdom
Kiswahili ugonjwa wa kuambukiza
தமிழ் தொற்றுநோய்
ไทย โรคติดเชื้อ

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

infectious disease specialist infectious mononucleosis Infectiously Infectiousness Infective Infectively

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