nhiễm bệnh
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Definition
Verb (Intransitive):
- To contract a disease / to become infected with an illness: The primary meaning refers to the process of a pathogen (such as a virus, bacteria, or parasite) entering and establishing itself in a body, leading to illness. It emphasizes the moment or fact of acquiring the disease.
Verb (Transitive):
- To infect (someone) with a disease: In some contexts, it can be used to mean causing someone else to contract a disease, though this is less common than the intransitive use.
Usage Examples
- Verb (Intransitive):
- Bệnh nhân đó đã nhiễm bệnh sau chuyến đi. (That patient contracted a disease after the trip.)
- Nếu không tiêm phòng, bạn có thể dễ dàng nhiễm bệnh. (If you are not vaccinated, you can easily become infected.)
- Verb (Transitive):
- Anh ta vô tình nhiễm bệnh cho cả gia đình. (He unintentionally infected his whole family.)
Advanced Usage
- "nhiễm bệnh truyền nhiễm": to contract an infectious/communicable disease.
- Khu vực này có nhiều nguy cơ nhiễm bệnh truyền nhiễm. (This area has a high risk of contracting communicable diseases.)
Variants and Related Words
Lây nhiễm (v): to infect, to transmit (a disease). Often focuses on the transmission process.
- Virus này lây nhiễm qua đường hô hấp. (This virus is transmitted through the respiratory tract.)
Bị nhiễm (v): to be infected. A common passive construction.
- Hàng trăm người bị nhiễm trong đợt dịch. (Hundreds of people were infected during the outbreak.)
Synonyms
- Contract: to acquire or become affected by (a disease).
- Catch: (informal) to contract an illness.
- Become infected: to have a pathogen enter and multiply in the body.
Related Idioms
- Nhiễm bệnh từ gốc: to be infected from the root/origin. Used to describe a deep-seated or fundamental infection or problem.
- Hệ thống này nhiễm bệnh từ gốc, cần thay đổi hoàn toàn. (This system is flawed from the ground up and needs a complete overhaul.)
- Contrac a disease