spread of infection
noun phraseUK /sprɛd əv ɪnˈfɛkʃən/
US /sprɛd əv ɪnˈfɛkʃən/
When germs move from one person to another and make more people sick.
Washing your hands helps stop the spread of infection.
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2. The way a disease travels through a group of people or an area.
Doctors tracked the spread of infection across the school.
3. The growing reach of germs on surfaces or in the air.
Covering a cough limits the spread of infection in the air.
4. The process by which an illness moves from animals to humans.
Scientists study the spread of infection from farm animals to people.