- infection
- nounADJECTIVE▪ nasty, serious, severe▪ mild, minor, moderate▪ acute, chronic▪ recurrent▪ primary, secondary▪
If the primary infection is not treated further outbreaks may occur.
▪ new▪Over 90% of all new infections occur in the developing world.
▪ rare▪ bacterial, fungal, viral▪ chest, ear, etc.▪ pulmonary, respiratory, urinary tract, etc.▪ herpes, HIV, yeast (AmE), etc.▪ opportunisticVERB + INFECTION▪ have, suffer, suffer from▪He's suffering from an acute lung infection.
▪ be at risk from, be at risk of, be prone to, be susceptible to, be vulnerable to▪Goats appear to be more susceptible to the infection than sheep.
▪ be exposed to▪Vaccination is essential to protect people exposed to hepatitis B infection.
▪ acquire, catch, contract, develop, get▪She's always getting chest infections.
▪ cause▪ pass, pass on, spread, transmit▪The infection is passed on through the horse feed.
▪ carry▪Almost all the sheep on the farm carried the infection.
▪ guard against, protect sb/sth from▪to protect the body from infection
▪ avoid, prevent▪ combat, fight▪The virus affects the body's immune system so that it cannot fight infection.
▪ fight off, kill▪Normally, white blood cells fight off and kill infections.
▪ recover from▪ leave/make sb susceptible to, leave/make sb vulnerable to▪ die from, die of▪ diagnose, diagnose sb with▪ treat, treat sb forINFECTION + VERB▪ develop, occur▪an infection that occurs in swans
▪ spread▪They want to prevent the infection spreading to other parts of the body.
▪ cause sth, result in sth, trigger sth▪Heavy lung infections may result in pneumonia.
PREPOSITION▪ in infection▪In acute infections of the urinary tract the patient may suffer severe pain.
▪ infection from▪infection from sewage water
▪ infection through▪infection through unsafe sex
▪ infection with▪infection with bacteria
PHRASES▪ a cause of infection, the onset of infection▪The drug must be taken from the onset of the infection.
▪ resistance to infection▪Taking vitamin C builds up your resistance to infection.
▪ a risk of infection, a site of infection (medical)▪The urethra was the primary site of infection.
▪ a source of infection▪We are trying to trace the source of infection.
▪ the spread of infection
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
