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droplet transmission

Spanish translation: transmisión/contagio por gotículas

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English term or phrase:droplet transmission
Spanish translation:transmisión/contagio por gotículas
Entered by: Miguel Armentia

10:32 Nov 15, 2009
English to Spanish translations [PRO]
Medical: Health Care
English term or phrase: droplet transmission
What will be the best way to translate this phrase from American English into Latin American Spanish?

Will be okay to translate as Transmision de gotitas?

It's the translation of a document about health.

Here is the full phrase:

Since droplets do not remain suspended in the air, special air handling and ventilation are not required to prevent droplet transmission."
yugoslavia
United States
Local time: 02:28
transmisión/contagio por gotículas
Explanation:
Según el diccionario crítico inglés-español de dudas de medicina escrito por F. Navarro.

Saludos y buen domingo.
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Miguel Armentia
Spain
Local time: 08:28
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Summary of answers provided
5 +4transmisión/contagio por gotículas
Miguel Armentia
5transmisión por diseminación de gotas
Fatima Nunez
4Transmisión por partículas liquidas
felicianomadrid


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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +4
transmisión/contagio por gotículas


Explanation:
Según el diccionario crítico inglés-español de dudas de medicina escrito por F. Navarro.

Saludos y buen domingo.

Miguel Armentia
Spain
Local time: 08:28
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 100
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Rafael Molina Pulgar
0 min
  -> Gracias, Rafael. Disfruta de tu domingo.
agree  liz askew: [PDF] NTP 700: Precauciones para el control de las infecciones en ... - [ Translate this page ] File Format: PDF/Adobe Acrobat - View as HTML transmisión por gotículas, transmisión aérea, transmisión por vehículos comunes, y transmisión ..... Precaucione
3 hrs
  -> ¡Gracias y feliz domingo, Liz!
agree  José Andrés Rubio
7 hrs
  -> Gracias de nuevo y feliz domingo, José.
agree  Cecilia Welsh: You mean, "colombiana"... :)
11 hrs
  -> ¡Gracias, Lady locombiana! ;.)
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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
transmisión por diseminación de gotas


Explanation:
Hay varias maneras de decirlo:

Infección por gotitas
Transmisión por microgotas transportadas por el aire
Inhalación de las gotitas respiratorias
Transmisión por aerosol
Diseminación de gotitas
Transmisión aérea de los núcleos de gotitas infecciosas
Al inhalar microgotas expulsadas al aire
Por la emisión de gotitas microscópicas




    Reference: http://forum.wordreference.com/showthread.php?t=458610
Fatima Nunez
Spain
Local time: 08:28
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 8
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19 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Transmisión por partículas liquidas


Explanation:
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felicianomadrid
Spain
Local time: 08:28
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 16
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