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German translation: ansteckend

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14:59 Apr 11, 2020
English to German translations [PRO]
COVID-19 - Science - Medical (general)
Additional field(s): Biology (-tech,-chem,micro-), Medical (general), Journalism
English term or phrase: contagious
Definition from MedicineNet:
Capable of being transmitted from one human to another human via direct or indirect contact.

Example sentence(s):
  • 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
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German translation:ansteckend
Definition:
Das neuartige Virus kann aber auch direkt von Mensch zu Mensch übertragen werden.
Selected response from:

Gudrun Wolfrath
Germany
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4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of translations provided
3 +4ansteckend
Gudrun Wolfrath


Discussion entries: 3





  

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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +4
ansteckend


Definition from t-online:
Das neuartige Virus kann aber auch direkt von Mensch zu Mensch übertragen werden.

Example sentence(s):
  • Wie ansteckend ist das neue Coronavirus? Bekannt ist, dass sich das Virus durch Tröpfcheninfektion - etwa beim Husten und Sprechen - verbreitet. - Lungenärzte im Netz  
  • Ob diese Viren noch vermehrungsfähig und damit ansteckend waren, ist nicht bekannt. - Quarks  
  • Wie ansteckend ist das neuartige Coronavirus Sars-CoV-2? - Frankfurter Rundschau  
Gudrun Wolfrath
Germany
Local time: 14:02
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 44

Votes in favor of/against selecting this as the best translation of the term asked
Yes  Ulrike Hoffmeister, PhD (X): Simmt, das deutsche Wort ist „ansteckend”, ansonsten „kontagiös”, wenn es etwas wissenschaftlicher sein darf; siehe beispielsweise: https://flexikon.doccheck.com/de/Kontagiös
16 hrs
  -> Danke, Ulrike.
Yes  Peter Eckschmidt MD
1 day 2 hrs
  -> Danke, Peter.
Yes  Steffen Walter
1 day 16 hrs
  -> Danke, Steffen.
Yes  Harald Moelzer (medical-translator)
2 days 14 hrs
  -> Danke, Harald.
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