Opportunistic infection

/ˌɑpərtuˈnɪstɪk ɪnˈfɛkʃən/ noun

Definition

An infection caused by pathogens that typically don't cause disease in healthy individuals but take advantage of weakened immune systems. These infections are common in immunocompromised patients.

Etymology

From Latin 'opportunus' meaning 'favorable' or 'convenient,' combined with 'infection.' The term reflects how these pathogens seize the opportunity when host defenses are down, coined in the mid-20th century.

Kelly Says

Opportunistic infections are like bacterial bullies - they only pick on people when their immune system bodyguards aren't around! Many of these microbes live peacefully in or on healthy people, but become dangerous villains the moment your defenses are compromised.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
መብላት እንደ መብላት
me-b-la-at en-de me-b-la-at
ARالعربية
عدوى استفادوية
a-dway ist-fa-da-wiyyah
BNবাংলা
সুযোগজাতক সংক্রমণ
su-jog-ja-tak sang-kra-mon
CACatalà
infecció oportunista
in-fek-syo oh-poor-too-nis-ta
CSČeština
příležitostná infekce
pri-le-zh-nost-ná in-fek-ce
DADansk
opportunistisk infektion
oh-por-too-nis-tik in-fek-tion
DEDeutsch
opportunistische Infektion
oh-por-too-nis-ti-sche in-fek-syon
ELΕλληνικά
επιθετική μόλυνση
ep-i-the-ti-ki mol-y-ni-se
ESEspañol
infección oportunista
in-fek-syon oh-poor-too-nis-ta
FAفارسی
عفونت Opportunistic
a-fount oh-poor-too-nis-tik
FISuomi
tilaisuusti-infektio
ti-lai-suu-ti in-fek-tio
FRFrançais
infection opportuniste
in-fek-syon oh-poor-too-niste
GUGU
સુવિધાજન્ય રોગ
su-vi-dha-jan-nya ro-g
HAHA
maganin damar
ma-ga-nin da-mar
HEעברית
זיהום הזדמנותי
zi-hom haz-da-mas-ni
HIहिन्दी
अवसरवादी संक्रमण
av-sar-vaadi sankraman
HUMagyar
előnyös fertőzés
el-ő-nös fer-tő-zés
IDBahasa Indonesia
infeksi oportunistik
in-fek-si oh-poor-too-nis-tik
IGIG
opportunistic infection
oh-poor-too-nis-tik in-fek-syon
ITItaliano
infezione opportunistica
in-fek-syone oh-poor-too-nis-ti-ka
JA日本語
機会感染症
kai-ki kan-sen-sho
KKKK
оpportunisticheskaya infektsiya
oh-por-too-nis-ti-ches-kaya in-fek-tsi-ya
KMKM
ជំងឺប្រយ័ត្ន
chom-ngue-pra-y-ot
KO한국어
기회감염
ki-hoe gam-yeom
MRMR
अवसरवादी संसर्गा
av-sar-vaadi san-sar-ga
MSBahasa Melayu
jangkitan berpeluang
jan-gkit-tan ber-peluang
MYမြန်မာ
အကျိုးရှိ လွတ်လQuery
a-kyi-ko-yi lut-lu-t
NLNederlands
opportunistische infectie
oh-poor-too-nis-ti-sche in-fek-tee
NONorsk
tilfellelig infeksjon
til-fel-lig in-fek-syon
PAPA
ਅਵਸਰਵਾਦੀ संक्रमण
av-sar-vaadi san-kra-man
PLPolski
zakażenie oportunistyczne
za-ka-zhen-ie oh-poor-too-nis-ti-sche
PTPortuguês
infecção oportunista
in-fek-são oh-poor-too-nis-ta
RORomână
infecție oportunistă
in-fek-tie-e oh-poor-too-nis-ta
RUРусский
оpportunisticheskaya infektsiya
oh-por-too-nis-ti-ches-kaya in-fek-tsi-ya
SVSvenska
tillfälligt infektion
till-fäl-ligt in-fek-tion
SWKiswahili
ugonjwa wa nafasi
u-gon-jwa wa na-fa-si
TAதமிழ்
இயற்கை நோய்
iya-rkai no-i
TEతెలుగు
వ్యవసాయం
vyavasayam
THไทย
การติดเชื้อโอกาส
gaan tid chee-roh ok-a-sat
TLTL
opportunistic infection
oh-poor-too-nis-tik in-fek-syon
TRTürkçe
fırsatçı enfeksiyon
fir-sat-chi en-fek-syon
UKУкраїнська
оportunістична інфекція
oh-por-too-nis-ti-chna in-fek-tsi-ya
URاردو
مہلک بیماری
meh-lik bi-ma-ri
VITiếng Việt
nhiễm trùng cơ hội
nhyem truong co hoi
YOYO
infection ti okan
in-fek-syon ti o-kan
ZH中文
机会性感染
jī-huì xìng gǎn-rǎn
ZUZU
ukuthi okuthengiswa
u-kuthi oku-then-gis-wa

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