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How do you say this in English (US)? covid 19 is contagious.
covid 19 is infectious.
which is appropriate?
covid 19 is infectious.
which is appropriate?
- English (US)
contagious is person to person, infectious can be person to person but includes animal to person.
We usually worry about getting sick from other people (not animals) with COVID 19 so we usually say "COVID 19 is contagious "
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Both are correct. I'd say the first is more common.
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- English (US)
他们都可以，可是 ”Covid-19 is contagious” 最好。
“COVID-19 is contagious” is much more common.
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- Simplified Chinese (China)
- English (US)
contagious is person to person, infectious can be person to person but includes animal to person.
We usually worry about getting sick from other people (not animals) with COVID 19 so we usually say "COVID 19 is contagious "
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