gây bệnh
Definition
Adjective:
- Pathogenic: Capable of causing disease. Describes microorganisms, agents, or factors that can produce illness or infection in a host.
Verb Phrase:
- To cause disease / to be disease-causing: The action of an agent in initiating or producing a pathological condition.
Usage Examples
Adjective:
- Vi khuẩn gây bệnh thường lây lan qua nước bẩn. (Pathogenic bacteria often spread through dirty water.)
- Cần kiểm soát các yếu tố gây bệnh trong môi trường. (It is necessary to control pathogenic factors in the environment.)
Verb Phrase:
- Virus này có thể gây bệnh nặng cho trẻ em. (This virus can cause severe disease in children.)
- Ô nhiễm không khí gây bệnh về hô hấp. (Air pollution causes respiratory diseases.)
Advanced Usage
- Used frequently in medical, public health, and biological contexts to discuss etiology (the cause of diseases).
- Often modifies nouns like "vi khuẩn" (bacteria), "virus" (virus), "nấm" (fungus), or "yếu tố" (factor).
Variants and Related Words
Tác nhân gây bệnh (n): Pathogen. The specific causative agent of a disease.
- Xác định đúng tác nhân gây bệnh là bước đầu tiên trong điều trị. (Identifying the correct pathogen is the first step in treatment.)
Khả năng gây bệnh (n): Pathogenicity. The ability of an organism to cause disease.
- Khả năng gây bệnh của chủng virus mới đang được nghiên cứu. (The pathogenicity of the new virus strain is being studied.)
Synonyms
- Pathogenic (adj): Disease-producing.
- Infectious (adj): Capable of causing infection (a more specific type of pathogenesis).
- Virulent (adj): Extremely severe or harmful in its effects.
Related Terms
- Bệnh sinh (n): Pathogenesis. The biological mechanism that leads to the development of a disease.
- Vô trùng (adj): Aseptic. Free from pathogenic microorganisms.