Apr 11, 2020 14:59
4 yrs ago
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English term
contagious
COVID-19
GBK
English to German
Science
Medical (general)
Definition from
MedicineNet:
Capable of being transmitted from one human to another human via direct or indirect contact.
Example sentences:
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)
Proposed translations
(German)
| 3 +4 | ansteckend |
Gudrun Wolfrath
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Change log
Apr 6, 2020 23:37: changed "Kudoz queue" from "In queue" to "Public"
Apr 11, 2020 14:59: changed "Stage" from "Preparation" to "Submission"
Apr 14, 2020 16:01: changed "Stage" from "Submission" to "Completion"
Proposed translations
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Gudrun Wolfrath
Germany
Germany
Germany
34 years of experience in translation
Native in: German 
Works in: English to German, French to German
Related KudoZ points
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ansteckend
Definition from
t-online:
Das neuartige Virus kann aber auch direkt von Mensch zu Mensch übertragen werden.
Example sentences:
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)
Peer comment(s):
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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
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Danke, Ulrike.
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Peter Eckschmidt MD
1 day 2 hrs
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Danke, Peter.
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Steffen Walter
1 day 16 hrs
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Danke, Steffen.
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Harald Moelzer (medical-translator)
2 days 14 hrs
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Danke, Harald.
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
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