nakkushaigusteks
Nakkushaigusteks is an Estonian term used in health policy and public administration to designate diseases that are infectious. The word combines nakkus- (infection, contagious) with haigus (disease) and the translative suffix -eks, which in Estonian is used to denote designation or role, roughly translating to “as infectious diseases” or “for infectious diseases.” In official texts, nakkushaigusteks appears in phrases that classify conditions for surveillance, reporting, or resource allocation.
Etymology and grammar: nakkushaigus is the base noun meaning infectious disease. The form nakkushaigusteks uses the
Applications: In public health documents, nakkushaigusteks is used to group diseases that require specific measures—surveillance, testing,
See also: infectious disease, public health policy, translative case. Notes: The term is specialized and primarily