Infection ɪnˈfekʃn Protect People Occur Primary Virus Acute

• to cause/prevent infection
• vaccination is essential to protect people exposed to hepatitis b infection.
• the drugs slow down the progression of hiv infection.
• bacterial infection of the wound may occur.

infection

1. the act or process of causing or getting a disease
• SEE ALSO cross-infection
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/cross-infection
• to cause/prevent infection
• Vaccination is essential to protect people exposed to hepatitis B infection.
• The drugs slow down the progression of HIV infection.
• Bacterial infection of the wound may occur.
• to increase the risk of infection
• The rate of infection is highest in the north-west of the country.
• Birds are susceptible to infection by the virus.
• Infection with malaria parasites may result in a wide variety of symptoms.

Extra Examples

• Taking vitamin C builds up your resistance to infection.
• The urethra was the primary site of infection.
• The virus affects the body's immune system so that it cannot fight infection.
• We are trying to trace the source of infection.
• infection from sewage water
• infection of people by the virus
• infection through unsafe sex
• infection with bacteria
• to protect the body from infection
• The primary medical danger of rubella is the infection of pregnant women.
2. an illness that is caused by bacteria or a virus and that affects one part of the body
• SEE ALSO yeast infection
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/yeast-infection
• an ear/a chest infection
• a urinary tract/respiratory infection
• a viral/bacterial infection
• a media campaign to raise awareness about sexually transmitted infections
• to cause an infection
• Sneezing is the most common way of spreading an infection.
• a fungal infection of the skin

Extra Examples

• He's been off work with a throat infection.
• an infection that occurs in swans
• They want to prevent the infection spreading to other parts of the body.
• The infection is passed on through the horse feed.
• The drug must be taken from the onset of the infection.
• Almost all the sheep on the farm carried the infection.
• Goats appear to be more susceptible to the infection than sheep.
• He's suffering from an acute infection of the lower respiratory tract.
• He's suffering from an acute lung infection.
• Heavy lung infections may result in pneumonia.
• If the primary infection is not treated further outbreaks may occur.
• In acute infections of the urinary tract the patient may suffer severe pain.
• Normally, white blood cells fight off and kill infections.
• Over 90% of all new infections occur in the developing world.
• She's always getting chest infections.

Word Origin

• late Middle English: from late Latin infectio(n-), from Latin inficere ‘dip in, taint’, from in- ‘into’ + facere ‘put, do’.