虫媒传染

蟲媒傳染

chóngméichuánrǎn

noun

Meanings

1 vector-borne transmission (of disease)
2 transmission of pathogens via insect vectors

Characters

medium; intermediary

to infect; to dye

Examples

疟疾属于虫媒传染疾病。

Nüèjí shǔyú chóngméichuánrǎn jíbìng.

Malaria is a vector-borne infectious disease.

蚊子是登革热的主要虫媒传染途径。

Wénzi shì dēnggérè de zhǔyào chóngméichuánrǎn tújìng.

Mosquitoes are the main vector-borne transmission route for dengue fever.

Tips

memory

Parse as 虫 (insect) + 媒 (medium/agent) + 传染 (infect). 虫媒 = "insect vector," paralleling 空气传染 (airborne) and 接触传染 (contact transmission).

Stroke Order

虫 chóng

媒 méi

传 chuán

染 rǎn