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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesagent infectieux
Pronunciation / Transliteration: aʒɑ̃ ɛ̃fɛksjø
"Les chercheurs étudient la propagation de cet agent infectieux."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A microorganism, such as a bacterium, virus, fungus, or parasite, or a prion that can cause disease in a host organism.
"The hospital implemented strict protocols to prevent the spread of infectious agents among vulnerable patients." - 2
Any biological agent capable of transmitting an infection from one individual or species to another.
"Researchers identified a novel infectious agent responsible for the outbreak in the local wildlife population."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term combines 'infectious', derived from the Late Latin 'infectiosus' (from 'inficere', meaning to stain, spoil, or taint), with 'agent', derived from the Latin 'agentem' (acting or doing). Together, it emerged in modern medical and epidemiological discourse during the 19th and 20th centuries to precisely categorize biological entities capable of causing disease.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Infectious agent" is said worldwide
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agent infectieux
Transliteration: aʒɑ̃ ɛ̃fɛksjø
"Les chercheurs étudient la propagation de cet agent infectieux."
Infektionserreger
Transliteration: ɪnfɛkˈtsi̯oːnsˌʔɛʁɡɐ
"Der Infektionserreger verbreitet sich hauptsächlich über die Luft."
agente infettivo
Transliteration: aˈdʒɛnto inˈfɛttivo
"Il medico ha isolato l'agente infettivo responsabile della malattia."
agente infeccioso
Transliteration: aˈxente infeˈksjoso
"El lavado de manos frecuente ayuda a eliminar cualquier agente infeccioso."
agente infeccioso
Transliteration: aˈʒẽtwi ĩfɛkiˈosu
"O sistema imunológico combate o agente infeccioso."
संक्रामक अभिकर्ता
Transliteration: samkramak abhikarta
"यह संक्रामक अभिकर्ता तेजी से फैलता है।"
传染原
Transliteration: chuán rǎn yuán
"这种传染原对公共卫生构成了威胁。"
감염원
Transliteration: gam-yeom-won
"과학자들은 새로운 감염원을 발견했습니다."
感染源
Transliteration: kan-sen-gen
"感染源を特定することが流行を防ぐカギとなります。"
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