exoticinfection
nounUK /ɪɡˈzɒtɪk ɪnˈfɛkʃən/
US /ɪɡˈzɑːtɪk ɪnˈfɛkʃən/
A sickness you can get from a germ that usually lives far away in another country.
The doctor asked if he had traveled recently, because his symptoms looked like an exotic infection.
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OTHER MEANINGS
2. An infection caused by a microbe not normally found in a particular region.
The lab confirmed it was an exotic infection brought in by a traveler.
3. A disease that spreads unusually fast or in an unfamiliar way.
Health workers tracked the exotic infection across three towns.
4. A strange or unusual contamination in a scientific sample.
The strange growth in the petri dish turned out to be an exotic infection.