Apr 11, 2020 15:00
4 yrs ago
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English term
contagious
COVID-19
GBK
English to Estonian
Science
Medical (general)
Definition from
MedicineNet:
Capable of being transmitted from one human to another human via direct or indirect contact.
Example sentences:
It’s still not clear why children do not seem to be affected by the disease as severely as adults are, how long it will take to develop a vaccine, or exactly how the disease was first transmitted to humans – but they are making headway on determining how contagious it is. (CTV News)
Coronavirus is most contagious before and during the first week of symptoms. (ScienceNews)
The warmer it is, the less contagious the coronavirus becomes. (Business Insider)
Proposed translations
(Estonian)
| 5 +2 | nakkav |
Lennart Luhtaru
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Proposed translations
+2
11 hrs
Lennart Luhtaru
United States
United States
United States
Confidentiality and reliability
Native in: Estonian 
Works in: English to Estonian, Estonian to English
Related KudoZ points
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8
Selected
nakkav
Definition from
Meditsiinisõnastik 2004
(haigus,) mille tekitaja levib ühelt peremehelt teisele otseselt või vahendaja kaudu
Example sentences:
COVID-19 on seega nakkavam kui gripp, sest üks gripihaige nakatab keskmiselt 1,3 inimest. (Sakala - Postimees)
Lindude gripp ehk linnugripp ka lindude katk on väga nakkav infektsioonhaigus, millesse haigestuvad peamiselt kodulinnud (kanad, haned, pardid jt), harvem ka metslinnud, sead ja inimesed. (Lindude nakkushaigused)
kontagioosne ‹-oosse 2› ‹adj› Sõnaveeb med nakkav, nakatav, nakkuslikult leviv (Sõnaveeb)
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