Infection in Russian 🇷🇺

инфекционное заболевание info.

Tips to remember the Russian word:
– Break down the word: "инфекционное" is similar to "infection" in English, and "заболевание" means "disease".
– Think of "инфекция" (infection) + "заболевание" (illness/disease).

Explanations:
– "инфекционное заболевание" refers specifically to a disease caused by infection with microorganisms such as bacteria, viruses, fungi, or parasites.

Other words that mean the same thing:
– Инфекция (infektsiya) – Infection
– Заразная болезнь (zaraznaya bolezn') – Contagious disease
– Инфекционная болезнь (infektsionnaya bolezn') – Infectious disease

Alternate meanings like slang:
– There isn't a directly related slang term for "инфекционное заболевание," but in casual conversation, "болячка" (bolyachka) might be used to refer to any kind of illness or sore, though it's not specific to infections.

Examples of sentences that use it:
1. Он заболел инфекционным заболеванием после поездки за границу.
(On zabolel infektsionnym zabolevaniem posle poyezdki za granitsu.)
– He contracted an infectious disease after traveling abroad.

2. В школе вспышка инфекционного заболевания, поэтому занятия отменены.
(V shkole vspyshka infektsionnogo zabolevaniya, poetomu zanyatiya otmeneny.)
– There's an outbreak of an infectious disease at school, so classes are canceled.

3. Врач диагностировал у него редкое инфекционное заболевание.
(Vrach diagnostiroval u nego redkoye infektsionnoe zabolevanie.)
– The doctor diagnosed him with a rare infectious disease.

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