Blodsmitta

English translation: blood-borne infection

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Swedish term or phrase:Blodsmitta
English translation:blood-borne infection
Entered by: orhon int

08:13 Mar 17, 2008
Swedish to English translations [PRO]
Medical - Medical: Health Care / Hälsodeklaration vid sjukhusbesök
Swedish term or phrase: Blodsmitta
Sammanhang: Har, eller har Du haft: Blodsmitta eller MRSA (sjukhussjuka)? Om ”ja”, ange typ och årtal för smitta.
orhon int
Türkiye
Local time: 03:04
blood-borne infection
Explanation:
Might be a more common expression, but I would say this is what is meant (NOT sepsis/septicaemia/blood poisoning).

This would include HIV, hepatitis B and C, etc


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http://gateway.nlm.nih.gov/MeetingAbstracts/ma?f=102183422.h...
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Karin and Folke Nettelblad (Folia Textproduktion HB)
Sweden
Local time: 02:04
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Thank you very much!
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3 +3blood-borne infection
Karin and Folke Nettelblad (Folia Textproduktion HB)


  

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blood-borne infection


Explanation:
Might be a more common expression, but I would say this is what is meant (NOT sepsis/septicaemia/blood poisoning).

This would include HIV, hepatitis B and C, etc


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Note added at 18 mins (2008-03-17 08:31:44 GMT)
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http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9D04EEDE1538F... 4th paragraph

http://gateway.nlm.nih.gov/MeetingAbstracts/ma?f=102183422.h...

Karin and Folke Nettelblad (Folia Textproduktion HB)
Sweden
Local time: 02:04
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Native speaker of: Native in SwedishSwedish
PRO pts in category: 88
Grading comment
Thank you very much!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Christine Andersen
43 mins

agree  USER0059 (X): "Blood-borne disease" could also be used.
52 mins

agree  Michele Fauble
8 hrs
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