die Virusinfektion
Translation
virus infection, viral infection
Examples
Eine Virusinfektion kann Fieber verursachen.
A virus infection can cause a fever.
Der Arzt diagnostizierte eine Virusinfektion.
The doctor diagnosed a virus infection.
Grammar Patterns
((eine)) Virusinfektion haben to have a virus infection. She has a severe virus infection.
an ((et3)) leiden to suffer from sth. He is suffering from a virus infection.
Similar Words
Synonyms: virale Erkrankung (viral illness); Antonyms: bakterielle Infektion (bacterial infection)
Etymology
A compound of 'Virus' (from Latin 'virus', poison) and 'Infektion' (from Latin 'infectio', a dyeing, contamination).
Memory Tips
Break the word into its two parts, 'Virus' and 'Infektion', which are almost identical to their English counterparts.