Apr 27, 2020 00:55
4 yrs ago
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English term
fomite
COVID-19
GBK
English to German
Medical
Medical (general)
Definition from
Kaiser Family Foundation:
An inanimate object that can be the vehicle for transmission of an infectious agent (e.g., bedding, towels, or surgical instruments). There is evidence that coronavirus spreads via fomites although, this is a less common route of transmission.
Example sentences:
Most ominously, the authors found a number of similarities in aerosol and fomite transmission between this virus and SARS-CoV-1. (MedPage Today)
Our results indicate that aerosol and fomite transmission of HCoV-19 is plausible, as the virus can remain viable in aerosols for multiple hours. (FOX 10 Phoenix)
However, dogs and cats can potentially be fomites for the virus. What on Earth is a fomite? A fomite is an object that can transport or carry disease. (Alaska Highway News)
Proposed translations
(German)
| 4 +2 | Infektionsträger |
Doris Riegelnegg
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| 4 | Materieller Infektionsträger |
Regina Eichstaedter
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Change log
Apr 26, 2020 22:35: changed "Kudoz queue" from "In queue" to "Public"
Apr 27, 2020 00:55: changed "Stage" from "Preparation" to "Submission"
Apr 30, 2020 11:58: changed "Stage" from "Submission" to "Selection"
May 7, 2020 01:55:
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Jun 26, 2020 01:56:
Jul 18, 2020 13:54: changed "Stage" from "Selection" to "Completion"
Proposed translations
+2
3 days 13 hrs
Doris Riegelnegg
Italy
Italy
Italy
Conference interpreter,medicine pharma
Native in: German
Works in: Italian to German, German to Italian, English to German, and 4 more.
Related KudoZ points
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4
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
16 hrs
Regina Eichstaedter
Language is never innocent
Native in: German 
Works in: Italian to German, English to German
Related KudoZ points
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133
Materieller Infektionsträger
Definition from
own experience or research:
Gegenstand (z.B. Kleidung, Oberfläche, Lebensmittel usw.), der Krankheitserreger übertragen kann
Example sentences:
Die Verbreitung erfolgt klassisch von Mensch zu Mensch, aber auch über materielle Infektionsträger wie Handtücher oder Kleidung. (Ärztliches Journal)
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Harald Moelzer (medical-translator)
: ja, in Abgrenzung zur Tröpfcheninfektion, siehe RKI: https://www.rki.de/DE/Content/InfAZ/N/Neuartiges_Coronavirus...
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danke, Harald!
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| disagree |
gofink
: ohne materiell
81 days
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