Swahili
ambukizo
am-bu-KI-zo
How to say it
Swahiliambukizoam-bu-KI-zosoon
Englishinfectionsoon
Frenchinfectionsoon
Meaning
a medical infection or contagion passed from one person to another.
Good to know
used in health/medical contexts, e.g. ugonjwa wa ambukizo (infectious disease).
Examples
- Ugonjwa huu ni wa ambukizo.This disease is contagious.
- Wagonjwa walitengwa ili kuzuia ambukizo.Patients were isolated to prevent infection.
- Daktari alieleza jinsi ambukizo linavyoenea.The doctor explained how the infection spreads.
- Chanjo hulinda dhidi ya ambukizo.Vaccination protects against infection.
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