pesthole

• Substantiv, das einen Ort bezeichnet, der ein Herd epidemischer Krankheiten oder eine Quelle von Infektion und Schmutz ist.

A noun referring to a place that is a breeding ground for epidemic disease or a source of infection and filth.

1. Breeding ground for diseaseC1formalmedical

   A place or area that is a source or breeding ground for epidemic diseases, often due to unsanitary conditions.

   Brutstätte der Krankheit

   • The overcrowded slum was described as a pesthole by health officials.
   • During the outbreak, the authorities quarantined the pesthole to contain the infection.
   • The abandoned building had become a pesthole, infested with rats and insects.

   Synonymebreeding groundcesspoolhotbednidusplague spot