Mar 26, 2020 12:55
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English term
SARS (severe acute respiratory syndrome)
COVID-19
GBK
English to Chinese
Medical
Medical (general)
Definition from
CNN:
SARS, or Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome, is a type of coronavirus. The acronyms itself refers to the illnesses, while SARS-CoV refers specifically to the physical virus. SARS is often used to contextualize the current coronavirus outbreak through the SARS epidemic of 2002 and 2003. That outbreak killed more than 770 people, with most of the deaths occurring in China and Hong Kong.
Example sentences:
First known person-to-person transmission of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in the USA. (Montreal Gazette)
SARS showed how quickly infection can spread in a highly mobile and interconnected world. (Mayo Clinic)
SARS was first reported in Asia in February 2003. The illness spread to more than two dozen countries in North America, South America, Europe, and Asia before the SARS global outbreak of 2003 was contained. (CDC (Centers for Disease Control))
Proposed translations
(Chinese)
| 5 +2 | 严重急性呼吸道综合征 |
Kiet Bach
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| 5 | 重症急性呼吸综合征 |
CHEN-Ling
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Proposed translations
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严重急性呼吸道综合征
In Cantonese Chinese, people call it 沙士(SARS) colloquially.
Definition from
WHO (World Health Organization:
嚴重急性呼吸系統綜合症（英語：Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome，缩写为SARS），是非典型肺炎的一种。2002年，该病在中华人民共和国广东顺德首发，并扩散至东南亚乃至全球，称为SARS事件。
Example sentences:
嚴重急性呼吸系統綜合症（英語：Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome，缩写为SARS），是非典型肺炎的一种。2002年，该病在中华人民共和国广东顺德首发，并扩散至东南亚乃至全球，称为SARS事件。 (Wikipedia)
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Discussion
“但是，“××综合征”也是一种疾病，因此常写成“××综合症”，混用的情况严重得连医学书籍出版社的编辑都拿不准。因此有人建议：①症：用于症状、并发症；②征：用于综合征、征象、体征、指征（郭有声：《“症”、“证”、“征”的用法应当规范》，《科技术语研究》2002年第2期第35页）。”
http://www.huayuqiao.org/articles/wanghuidi/wangxp23.htm