infectiousness

/ˌɪnˈfɛkʃəsnəs/ noun

The state or condition of being infectious.

Word Origin From Latin in- 'into' and facere 'to make, do' — literally 'to put into, to make into.' An infection is something that makes its way into you. The -ious suffix turns it into an adjective meaning 'tending to infect,' and -ness makes it a noun. The same facere root gives us factory (place where things are made), effect (something made out), and perfect (thoroughly made). The PIE root *dhe- 'to set, put' is incredibly productive.

noun The state or condition of being infectious. countable

The infectiousness of the virus was much higher than initially estimated by health officials.

(名词) 传染性

该病毒的传染性远高于卫生官员最初的估计。

(sustantivo) El estado o condición de ser infeccioso.

La infecciosidad del virus era mucho mayor de lo estimado inicialmente por las autoridades de salud.

(nom) contagiosité; infectiosité; caractère infectieux [Le caractère de ce qui est infectieux, capable de transmettre une infection.]

Le caractère infectieux du virus s'est révélé bien plus élevé que ce que les autorités sanitaires avaient initialement estimé.

(Substantiv) Ansteckungsfähigkeit; Infektiosität [Die Eigenschaft, ansteckend zu sein oder leicht auf andere übertragen zu werden.]

Die **infectiousness** des Virus war deutlich höher als zunächst von den Gesundheitsbehörden geschätzt.

(名詞) 感染力を持ち、他者に病気をうつす可能性のある状態。

そのウイルスの感染力は、当初厚生当局が推定していたよりもはるかに高かった。

(substantivo) infecciosidade; contagiosidade [O estado ou condição de ser infeccioso.]

A infecciosidade do vírus era muito maior do que inicialmente estimado pelos funcionários de saúde.

Word parts: in + fect + ious + ness

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