Heteroinfection

/ˌhɛtərəɪnˈfɛkʃən/ noun

Definition

A simultaneous infection by two different strains or species of a pathogen in the same host organism.

Etymology

From 'hetero-' (different) and 'infection' (disease transmission). This microbiology term became important as researchers discovered multiple pathogenic strains could infect one organism simultaneously.

Kelly Says

Heteroinfection is why some viruses mutate so rapidly—when two different strains infect the same cell, they can swap genetic material and create totally new variants!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ሀተሮንፌክሽን
hātēronfēkshin
ARالعربية
عدوى مختلفة
ʿudwah mukhtalifah
BNবাংলা
হেটেরোইনফেকশন
hēṭērōinphēkṣan
CSČeština
heteroinfekce
hɛtɛroinˈfɛktsɛ
DADansk
heteroinfektion
hɛtɛroinˈfɛktsjon
DEDeutsch
Heteroinfektion
hɛtɛroɪnfɛkˈtsi̯oːn
ELΕλληνικά
ετερόλοιμωξη
etérolimōxi
ESEspañol
heteroinfección
etɛroinfeˈksjon
FAفارسی
هتروانفکشن
hatroinphēkṣan
FISuomi
heteroinfektio
hɛtɛroinˈfɛktio
FRFrançais
hétéroinfection
etɛʁoinfɛksjɔ̃
GUGU
હેટેરોઇન્ફેક્ષન
hēṭērōinphēkṣan
HAHA
heteroinfekshọn
heteroinfekshọn
HEעברית
הידבקות הטרוגנית
haidbakuṭ haṭerogeniṭ
HIहिन्दी
विभिन्न संक्रमण
vibhinn sankraman
HUMagyar
heteroinfekció
hɛtɛroinˈfɛktsjoː
IDBahasa Indonesia
heteroinfeksi
heteroinfeksi
IGIG
heteroinfekshọn
heteroinfekshọn
ITItaliano
eteroinfezione
etɛroinfeˈtsi̯one
JA日本語
異種感染
ishu kansen
KKKK
гетеросуперинфекция
ɡeterosuperinfektsija
KMKM
ហេទឺរូអ៊ីនហ្វេកស៊ីន
hɛtɛruːinphēkṣin
KO한국어
이종 감염
ijong gamyeom
MRMR
हेटेरोइन्फेक्शन
hēṭērōinphēkṣan
MSBahasa Melayu
heteroinfeksi
heteroinfeksi
MYမြန်မာ
ဟီးတီးရိုအင်ဖက်ရှင်
hītīrōinphēkṣan
NLNederlands
heteroinfectie
hɛtɛroinˈfɛksi
NONorsk
heteroinfeksjon
hɛtɛroinˈfɛksjon
PLPolski
heteroinfekcja
xɛtɛrɔinˈfɛktsja
PTPortuguês
heteroinfecção
etɛroinfeˈsɐ̃w
RORomână
heteroinfecție
heteroinfecție
RUРусский
гетеросуперинфекция
ɡʲɪtʲɪrɐsʊpʲɪrɨnfɛkˈtsɨjɐ
SVSvenska
heteroinfektion
hɛtɛroinˈfɛktsjon
SWKiswahili
heteroinfeksheni
heteroinfeksheni
TAதமிழ்
மாறுபட்ட தொற்று
māṟupaṭṭa toṟṟu
TEతెలుగు
హెటెరోఇన్‌ఫెక్షన్
heṭerōinphēkṣan
THไทย
การติดเชื้อที่แตกต่าง
kān tìt cheūa thī tæ̀ktæng
TLTL
heteroinpeksyon
heteroinpeksyon
TRTürkçe
heteroinfeksiyon
heteroinfeksiyon
UKУкраїнська
гетеросуперінфекція
ɡeterosuperinfektsija
URاردو
ہیٹیروانفیکشن
haytīrōinphēkṣan
VITiếng Việt
heteroinfection
heteroinfection
YOYO
heteroinfekshọn
heteroinfekshọn
ZH中文
异种感染
yì zhǒng gǎn rǎn
ZUZU
heteroinfeksheni
heteroinfeksheni

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