Apr 15, 2020 10:56
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English term

(to) infect

COVID-19 GBK English to Chinese Medical Medical (general)
Definition from Merriam-Webster:
To contaminate with a disease-producing substance or agent (such as bacteria).
Example sentences:
Journalist says she unknowingly infected others with coronavirus at her mom's 90th birthday party. Two died. (CNN)
Coronavirus can infect cats — dogs, not so much. (Nature)
Red Bull advisor considered a camp to infect drivers with coronavirus (ESPN)
Proposed translations (Chinese)
5 传染
5 感染
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Discussion

Wanglin (Maelys) Lin Apr 17, 2020:
感染 I agree with Jiong GUO, maybe you can enter a translation proposal.
Jiong GUO Apr 16, 2020:
感染 翻译为“感染”为好。
“infect” 强调的是被致病物污染,并不强调传播过程。

Proposed translations

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传染

Definition from own experience or research:
传染系指感染致病物质或病原体(例如细菌)。
Example sentences:
传染病是致病微生物引起的,例如细菌、病毒、寄生虫或真菌;疾病可直接或间接地在人与人之间传播。人畜共患病是动物的传染病,在传播给人类时也可引起疾病。 (WHO)
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感染

I agree with Jiong GUO
Definition from wikipedia:
感染是指由病原体物种在身为宿主的个体内进行有害的复制、繁殖过程,一般而言造成感染的病原体包含4类:细菌、病毒、霉菌、寄生虫。感染三角为:宿主-病原体-环境,欲中断感染三角,唯一的方法就是破坏三者其中一。 具传染性的生物体会寻找并且利用宿主体内资源,以利自身生存,但这个过程一旦干扰了宿主正常的生理运作,可能造成慢性症状、急性症状、坏疽(gangrene)、器官及组织被吞噬、甚至死亡,因此这类物种又称为病原体,通常是微生物,但事实上感染的定义可以更广,包括细菌、病毒、寄生虫、真菌、类病毒,甚或是具有致病能力、但并非生物的传染性物质,例如普恩蛋白。由于医学领域研究的疾病多由传染而来,传染病因此成为医学中重要的一个学术分支。<br /><br />传染在中文定义上不同于感染,传染乃是指疾病或病原体由一个体转移至另一个体上的过程。但由于一般可感染生物体的疾病,也通常具有传染力,因此两者常混用。
Example sentences:
AD8转染的 1/ 2log稀释的CD80 + 细胞能够感染CD4 + T淋巴细胞。 AD8 transfected and 1/2 log diluted CD80 + cells can infect CD4 +T lymphocyte. (cnki)
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