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infection BrE / ɪnˈfekʃn /  NAmE / ɪnˈfekʃn / Native audio playback is not supported. infection(noun)BrE / ɪnˈfekʃn /  NAmE / ɪnˈfekʃn / the act or process of causing or getting a diseasesee also cross-infectionhttps://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/cross-infectionto be exposed to infectionto increase the risk of infectionan illness that is caused by bacteria or a virus and that affects one part of the bodyan ear/throat, etc. infectionto spread an infectionExtra ExamplesAlmost 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.Taking vitamin C builds up your resistance to infection.The drug must be taken from the onset of the infection.The infection is passed on through the horse feed.The urethra was the primary site of infection.The virus affects the body’s immune system so that it cannot fight infection.They want to prevent the infection spreading to other parts of the body.Vaccination is essential to protect people exposed to hepatitis B infection.We are trying to trace the source of infection.an infection that occurs in swansinfection from sewage waterinfection of people by the virusinfection through unsafe sexinfection with bacteriato protect the body from infectionHe’s been off work with a throat infection.Sneezing is the most common way of spreading an infection.Word Originlate Middle English: from late Latin infectio(n-), from Latin inficere ‘dip in, taint’, from in- ‘into’ + facere ‘put, do’.

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(noun) to be exposed to infectionto increase the risk of infectionan ear/throat, etc. infectionto spread an infection Search images by the wordhttps://www.google.com/search?biw=1280&bih=661&tbm=isch&sa=1&q=infection This card's content is collected from the following dictionaries: Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Word	infection
WordType	(noun)
Phonetic	BrE / ɪnˈfekʃn / NAmE / ɪnˈfekʃn /
Example	to be exposed to infection to increase the risk of infection an ear/throat, etc. infection to spread an infection
Sound	Native audio playback is not supported.
Image	Search images by the word https://www.google.com/search?biw=1280&bih=661&tbm=isch&sa=1&q=infection
Content	infection (noun)BrE / ɪnˈfekʃn / NAmE / ɪnˈfekʃn / the act or process of causing or getting a disease see also cross-infection https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/cross-infection to be exposed to infection to increase the risk of infection an illness that is caused by bacteria or a virus and that affects one part of the body an ear/throat, etc. infection to spread an infection Extra Examples 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. Taking vitamin C builds up your resistance to infection. The drug must be taken from the onset of the infection. The infection is passed on through the horse feed. The urethra was the primary site of infection. The virus affects the body’s immune system so that it cannot fight infection. They want to prevent the infection spreading to other parts of the body. Vaccination is essential to protect people exposed to hepatitis B infection. We are trying to trace the source of infection. an infection that occurs in swans infection from sewage water infection of people by the virus infection through unsafe sex infection with bacteria to protect the body from infection He’s been off work with a throat infection. Sneezing is the most common way of spreading an infection. Word Origin late Middle English: from late Latin infectio(n-), from Latin inficere ‘dip in, taint’, from in- ‘into’ + facere ‘put, do’.
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