Anticontagion

/ˌæntɪkənˈteɪdʒən/ noun

Definition

Opposition to the theory of disease transmission or action taken to prevent contagious spread.

Etymology

Combines 'anti-' (against) + 'contagion' (from Latin 'contagio,' meaning touching or transmission). In medical history, the term describes resistance to germ theory or preventive measures.

Kelly Says

Before germ theory was accepted, 'anticontagionists' were sometimes right to be skeptical—many 18th-century so-called 'preventive' measures were useless or harmful, so resistance wasn't always ignorance!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ተጠባበቅ ወረዳ
teh-te-bah-bek weh-reh-dah
ARالعربية
مضاد العدوى
muh-dahd al-aad-wah
BNবাংলা
সংক্রামক বিরোধী
shohhn-krah-mok bi-roh-dee
CSČeština
antikontagion
ahhn-tee-kohn-tah-gee-ohn
DADansk
antikontagion
ahhn-tee-kohn-tah-gee-ohn
DEDeutsch
Antikontagion
ahhn-tee-kohn-tah-gee-ohn
ELΕλληνικά
αντιλοιμώδες
ahhn-tee-loh-ee-moh-dehs
ESEspañol
anticontagio
ahhn-tee-kohn-tah-gee-oh
FAفارسی
ضد عفونت
zahd ah-fon-t
FISuomi
antikontagio
ahhn-tee-kohn-tah-gee-oh
FRFrançais
anticontagion
ahhn-tee-kohn-tah-gee-oh
HEעברית
אנטי-מידבק
ahhn-tee-mee-deh-bek
HIहिन्दी
संक्रामक विरोधी
sahhn-krah-mak vi-roh-dee
HUMagyar
antikontagion
ahhn-tee-kohn-tah-gee-ohn
IDBahasa Indonesia
antikontagius
ahhn-tee-kohn-tah-gee-uhs
ITItaliano
anticontagio
ahhn-tee-kohn-tah-gee-oh
MSBahasa Melayu
antikontagius
ahhn-tee-kohn-tah-gee-uhs
MYမြန်မာ
ကူးစက်မှု ဆန့်ကျင်ဘက်
koo-tsay hmu sahnt-kyin-bay
NLNederlands
anticontagieus
ahhn-tee-kohn-tah-gee-uhs
NONorsk
antikontagion
ahhn-tee-kohn-tah-gee-ohn
PLPolski
przeciwwirusowy
zhreh-tsee-vy-roo-soh-vee
PTPortuguês
anticontágio
ahhn-tee-kohn-tah-gee-oo
RORomână
anticontagion
ahhn-tee-kohn-tah-gee-ohn
RUРусский
антicontagion
ahhn-tee-kohn-tah-gee-ohn
SVSvenska
antikontagion
ahhn-tee-kohn-tah-gee-ohn
SWKiswahili
ya kupinga maambukizi
yah koo-pee-ngah mah-ahm-boo-kee-zee
TAதமிழ்
தொற்றுநோய் எதிர்ப்பு
thoh-ruh-noh-y eh-theer-ppu
TEతెలుగు
వ్యాప్తి వ్యతిరేకం
vyaap-ti vya-thee-reh-kahm
THไทย
ต่อต้านการแพร่กระจาย
dtoo-taan gahn pah-eh krah-jai
TLTL
kontra-kontagyo
kohn-trah kohn-tah-gee-oh
TRTürkçe
bulaşıcı karşıtı
boo-lah-sh-ee kah-rsh-tee
UKУкраїнська
антicontagion
ahhn-tee-kohn-tah-gee-ohn
URاردو
انتقال مخالف
in-tiqal mukh-a-lef
VITiếng Việt
chống lây nhiễm
chohng lah-y nhiem

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