English–Spanish
“infection” in Spanish
How to say “infection” in Spanish
“Infection” in Spanish is contagio.
A pathogen passing from one person, animal, or contaminated object to another and producing a new infection.
Example sentences with contagio
La prevención del contagio empieza con el lavado de manos.
Prevention of infection begins with handwashing.
Tips for using contagio
- Spanish often uses contagio for the transmission event (hubo un contagio), while someone becoming infected is expressed with the reflexive contagiarse (me contagié).
Other Spanish words for “infection”
Tengo una infección de garganta.
I have a throat infection.