Erreger
German
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Noun
editErreger m (strong, genitive Erregers, plural Erreger)
- (medicine) pathogen, agent, germ
- Synonym: Pathogen
- 2010, Der Spiegel[1], number 44/2010, page 132:
- Täglich sterben in Deutschland mehrere Patienten an Krankenhauskeimen. Bedrohlich breiten sich Erreger aus, die fast allen Antibiotika trotzen.
- Every day several patients die of hospital germs in Germany. Threateningly, pathogens are spreading that defy almost all antibiotics.
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