Vocabulary

infection

感染(かんせん)

A2 · Elementary Uncommon

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(1) Noun
An infection occurs when another organism enters your body and causes disease. The organisms that cause infections are very diverse and can include things like viruses, bacteria, fungi, and parasites.
感染(かんせん)症(しょう)は、別(べつ)の生物(せいぶつ)が人間(にんげん)の体(からだ)に入(はい)り、病気(びょうき)を引(ひ)き起(お)こすときに起(お)こります。感染(かんせん)を引(ひ)き起(お)こす生物(せいぶつ)は非常(ひじょう)に多様(たよう)であり、ウイルス、細菌(さいきん)、真(ま)菌(きん)、寄生虫(きせいちゅう)などが含(ふく)まれます。

Examples

  1. According to the Imperial Household Agency, the Empress monitors the spread of coronavirus infections at home and abroad daily.
  2. The doctor gave him an antibiotic to fight the infection.

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