tartuntatauti meaning in English — contagion, infection

English meaning

contagion noun A disease that spreads by contact, or the process of it spreading.
infection noun An illness caused by harmful bacteria, viruses, or other germs entering the body.

tartuntatauti is used for these senses in English:

contagion A disease spread by contact.
infection A disease caused by such presence of a pathogen.
infectious disease (medicine) An illness caused by a specific infectious agent (bacterium, virus, fungus, protozoa, prion etc.), that results from transmission of that agent from an infected person, animal, or reservoir to a susceptible host.
infectious disease (medicine) A medical specialty dealing with the diagnosis, control and treatment of infections.

noun A disease that spreads by contact, or the process of it spreading.
noun The spread of an idea, behavior, or crisis through a group, as if it were a disease.

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