infection
/ɪnˈfekʃn/noun
उच्चारण इन्फ़ेक्शन
संक्रमण
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[U]
the act or process of causing or getting a disease
संक्रमण
- the risk of infection
- Washing your hands often reduces the infection of common diseases at school.
- Boiling water lowers the risk of infection in the flood-hit area.
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- Mosquito nets help prevent the infection of people sleeping outdoors.
- Doctors tried to stop the spread of infection in the ward.
Synonyms contamination contagion transmission spread
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an illness that is caused by bacteria or a virus and that affects one part of the body
संक्रमण, रोग
- an ear infection
- The child was kept at home because of a throat infection.
- She was given antibiotics for a chest infection.
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- A viral infection kept Rohan at home for a week.
- Clean the wound well, or it may develop an infection.
Synonyms disease illness virus inflammation
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
infection (countable and uncountable)
Infection is countable for a particular illness and uncountable for the spreading of disease in general.
किसी विशेष बीमारी के लिए 'infection' countable है और रोग फैलने के सामान्य अर्थ में uncountable।
- She has a throat infection.
- Wash your hands to prevent infection.
infection with / of / from
Use with for the germ, of for the body part and from for the source.
जीवाणु के लिए 'with', शरीर के अंग के लिए 'of' और स्रोत के लिए 'from' आता है।
- Infection with the virus causes fever.
- An infection of the ear kept him at home.
- The risk of infection from dirty water is high.
catch / get / spread an infection
These verbs go with infection; people catch it and germs spread it.
ये verbs infection के साथ आते हैं; लोग इसे पकड़ते हैं और जीवाणु इसे फैलाते हैं।
- Children easily catch infections at school.
- Flies spread infection.
infection + noun
As a modifier, it forms terms such as infection rate and infection control.
Modifier के रूप में यह infection rate और infection control जैसे शब्द बनाता है।
- Hospitals follow strict infection control.
infection vs disease
An infection is caused by germs; disease is wider and may not be caused by germs.
Infection जीवाणुओं से होती है; disease अधिक व्यापक है और ज़रूरी नहीं कि जीवाणुओं से हो।
- Diabetes is a disease but not an infection.
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adjective + infection
bacterialviralseriouschesturinary
- The child had a bad chest infection.
verb + infection
catchpreventtreatspreadcause
- Clean water helps prevent infection.
infection + noun
ratecontrolrisksitelevel
- The infection rate fell after the vaccination drive.
risk of infection
risk ofchance offear ofsigns of
- The doctor warned of the risk of infection.
infection + clear up
clear upfight offrecover fromdie down
- The infection cleared up in a week.
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- The wound became red and swollen because of infection.
संक्रमण के कारण घाव लाल और सूज गया।
- Radhika took antibiotics for a bacterial infection.
राधिका ने जीवाणु संक्रमण के लिए एंटीबायोटिक ली।
- Dirty hands are a common source of infection.
गंदे हाथ संक्रमण का एक आम स्रोत हैं।
- Mosquito bites can lead to infection if scratched.
खुजलाने पर मच्छर के काटने से संक्रमण हो सकता है।
- The hospital banned visitors to control the spread of infection.
अस्पताल ने संक्रमण का फैलाव रोकने के लिए मिलने वालों पर रोक लगाई।
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✗ He is suffering with infection in his eyes.
✓ He is suffering from an infection in his eyes.
Suffer takes from, and a countable infection needs an article.
'Suffer' के बाद 'from' आता है, और countable 'infection' के साथ article चाहिए।
✗ There is a infection in my eye.
✓ There is an infection in my eye.
Use an before a vowel sound.
स्वर-ध्वनि से पहले 'an' आता है।
✗ The doctor told me to take care from infection.
✓ The doctor told me to take care to avoid infection.
Take care of or to avoid; take care from is Hindi-influenced.
'Take care from' हिंदी से प्रभावित है; 'take care to avoid' का प्रयोग करें।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
All three are about illness, but they differ in cause and scope.
तीनों बीमारी से जुड़े हैं, पर कारण और दायरे में भिन्न हैं।
Illness caused by germs entering the body.
शरीर में जीवाणुओं के प्रवेश से हुई बीमारी।
- He has an eye infection.
A broader word for a serious illness of any cause.
किसी भी कारण से हुई गंभीर बीमारी के लिए व्यापक शब्द।
- Heart disease is common among older adults.
The passing of disease from one person to another by contact.
संपर्क से एक व्यक्ति से दूसरे में रोग का फैलना।
- The school was closed to stop contagion.
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≈Synonyms and antonyms
?Which word?
Keep apart, asked often: infectious (spread through air or water: 'an infectious disease like flu') and contagious (spread by touch or close contact); figuratively both mean spreading quickly ('infectious laughter').
इन्हें अलग रखिए, अक्सर पूछा जाता है: infectious (हवा या पानी से फैलने वाला: 'an infectious disease like flu') और contagious (स्पर्श या निकट संपर्क से फैलने वाला); लाक्षणिक रूप से दोनों का अर्थ तेज़ी से फैलना ('infectious laughter')।
✓In the exam
One-word substitution
A disease that spreads widely in an area is an epidemic; across the world a pandemic; one always present in a region endemic.
किसी क्षेत्र में व्यापक रूप से फैलने वाला रोग epidemic; पूरी दुनिया में pandemic; किसी क्षेत्र में सदा उपस्थित endemic।
General knowledge
Antibiotics treat bacterial infections, not viral ones.
Antibiotics जीवाणु संक्रमण का इलाज करती हैं, वायरल का नहीं।