(くうきかんせん)

くうきかんせん
noun
airborne transmission; airborne infection
1. airborne transmission; airborne infection
The spread of disease through tiny particles or droplet nuclei that remain suspended in the air over long distances. Distinguished from droplet transmission by the smaller particle size and ability to linger in enclosed spaces.
結核(けっかく)空気感染(くうきかんせん)する病気(びょ���き)だ。
Tuberculosis is an airborne disease.
空気感���(くうきかんせん)��(ふせ)ぐにはマスクが有効(ゆうこう)です。
Masks are effective in preventing airborne transmission.
換気(かんき)不十分(ふじゅうぶん)室内(しつない)では、空気感染(くうきかんせん)のリスクが(たか)まるため注意(ちゅうい)必要(ひつよう)だ。
In rooms with insufficient ventilation, the risk of airborne transmission increases, so caution is needed.

A compound of 空気(くうき) (air) and 感染(かんせん) (infection, transmission). Refers specifically to transmission via microscopic particles that float in the air, as opposed to larger droplets that fall quickly.

Classic examples of airborne diseases include 結核(けっかく) (tuberculosis), 麻疹(ましん) (measles), and 水痘(すいとう) (chickenpox).

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 空気感染(���うきかんせん)する病気(びょうき): airborne disease
  • 空気感染(くうきかん��ん)(ふせ)��: to prevent airborne transmission
  • 空気感染(くうきかんせん)可能性(かのうせい): possibility of airborne infection
  • 空気感染(くうきかんせん)対策(たいさく): airborne infection countermeasures

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • ���沫感染(ひまつかんせん): droplet transmission — spread through larger respiratory droplets that fall within about 2 meters
  • 接触感染(せっしょく��んせん): contact transmission — spread through physical contact
  • 経気道感染(けいきどうかんせん): respiratory tract infection — a broader category of infections entering through the airways