…The Japanese word "disinfection" is a remnant of the idea that "poison" is the cause of disease and that eliminating poison is the way to prevent disease. In foreign countries, the words disinfection in English, Desinfektion in German, and désinfection in French are used to mean "prevention of infection," but in Japan the word "disinfection" is used not only for infection prevention but also for spraying insecticides and neutralizing poisonous gases. Chemicals used to prevent infection are called disinfectants, and some germicides are used. … *Some explanations of terms that refer to "infection prevention" are listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…〈消毒〉という日本語は,〈毒〉が病気の原因であり,毒を消すことが病気の予防であるという考え方のなごりである。外国では〈感染防止〉という意味どおりに英語でdisinfection,ドイツ語でDesinfektion,フランス語でdésinfectionなどという言葉が使われているが,日本では感染防止のみではなく,殺虫剤の散布や,毒ガスの中和などにも〈消毒〉という言葉が用いられている。感染防止に使用する薬剤を消毒薬と呼び,殺菌剤の一部が用いられる。… ※「感染防止」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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