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droplet spread

German translation: Tröpfcheninfektion

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12:55 Apr 23, 2020
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COVID-19 - Medical - Medical (general)
Additional field(s): Biology (-tech,-chem,micro-), Medical: Health Care, Science (general), Journalism
English term or phrase: droplet spread
Definition from Kaiser Family Foundation:
Also droplet transmission. A mode of transmission for a contagious disease that involves relatively large, short-range (less than 6 feet) respiratory droplets produced by sneezing, coughing, or talking.

Example sentence(s):
  • "It can be inhaled if you are very close to the patient, if you are creating aerosolization," says Balkhy. But she said past clinical experience with other severe coronaviruses, SARS and MERS, supports the idea that these viruses mainly spread via droplet transmission. NPR
  • While research on the effectiveness of universal mask wearing for reducing respiratory droplet transmission is still thin, there is evidence to support it. The Eagle
  • “If it could easily exist as an aerosol, we would be seeing much greater levels of transmission,” said epidemiologist Michael LeVasseur of Drexel University. “And we would be seeing a different pattern in who’s getting infected. With droplet spread, it’s mostly to close contacts. But if a virus easily exists as an aerosol, you could get it from people you share an elevator with.” Stat News
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German translation:Tröpfcheninfektion
Definition:
Eine Infektion „einfangen“ können sich Menschen auf ganz unterschiedliche Art und Weise. Am bekanntesten ist die Tröpfcheninfektion: Viren oder Bakterien sind in den winzigen Tropfen enthalten, die beispielsweise beim Husten oder Niesen von einem Menschen zu den anderen gelangen können. Schnupfen, Halsschmerzen und auch die Virusgrippe „wandern“ unter anderem auf diesem Weg von Mensch zu Mensch.
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Tröpfcheninfektion


Definition from BMBF:
Eine Infektion „einfangen“ können sich Menschen auf ganz unterschiedliche Art und Weise. Am bekanntesten ist die Tröpfcheninfektion: Viren oder Bakterien sind in den winzigen Tropfen enthalten, die beispielsweise beim Husten oder Niesen von einem Menschen zu den anderen gelangen können. Schnupfen, Halsschmerzen und auch die Virusgrippe „wandern“ unter anderem auf diesem Weg von Mensch zu Mensch.

Example sentence(s):
  • Das Coronavirus wird vor allem durch die Tröpfcheninfektion übertragen. - Frankfurter Rundschau  
  • In den ersten drei Tagen einer Erkältung ist die Tröpfcheninfektion der wichtigste Übertragungsweg der Erkältungsviren. - SAT1  
Isabella Hansmann, MSc, MA
Spain
Local time: 02:04
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 40

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Yes  Doris Riegelnegg: Genau!
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