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飛沫感染 (himatsukansen) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

飛ひ沫まつ感かん染せん

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Meanings

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droplet infection

Medical term for infection transmitted through respiratory droplets from coughing, sneezing, or talking.

インフルエンザは飛ひ沫まつ感かん染せんで広ひろがることが多おおい

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Influenza often spreads through droplet infection.

飛ひ沫まつ感かん染せんを防ふせぐためにマスクを着ちゃく用ようしてください。

Please wear a mask to prevent droplet infection.

Kanji

飛fly, skip (pages), scatter
沫splash, suds
感emotion, feeling, sensation
染dye, color, paint

Related words

空くう気き感かん染せん
空気感染 refers to airborne infection via smaller particles that remain suspended in the air, while 飛沫感染 involves larger droplets that travel short distances.
接せっ触しょく感かん染せん
接触感染 is contact infection through direct or indirect touch, whereas 飛沫感染 is specifically through respiratory droplets.

Built from

飛ひ沫まつ+感かん染せん

Etymology

Compound of 飛沫 (droplet) and 感染 (infection). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term is a modern medical coinage.