index case

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00:55 Apr 30, 2020
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COVID-19 - Medical - Medical (general)
Additional field(s): Biology (-tech,-chem,micro-), Medical (general), Journalism
English term or phrase: index case
Definition from Texas Medical Center:
The first documented case of an infectious disease in a particular context.

Example sentence(s):
  • Panama’s index case was imported from Spain, and Nigeria’s first experience with coronavirus was an Italian business traveler. Jordan’s was imported from Italy. The Intercept
  • Twenty-four hours after confirming an index case, Sierra Leone announced a second case which involved a medical doctor with no links to the first patient. Both cases were registered in the capital Freetown. Africa News
  • The Rivers State Commissioner for Health, Professor Princewill Chike, has said the state index case of Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19), a 19- year old model, will soon be discharged from the treatment centre. Leadership
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5מקרה מפתח
Tzviya Levin Rifkind


  

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מקרה מפתח


Definition from own experience or research:
המקרה המתועד הראשון של מחלה זיהומית בהקשר מסוים.

Example sentence(s):
  • המגפה הנוכחית החלה בדצמבר 2013 בגיניאה שבמערב אפריקה, ומשם התפשטה לליבריה, לסיירה ליאון ולניגריה. יש חשש שהמחלה תתפשט למקומות נוספים בעולם. המגפה החלה "רשמית" ב־ 2 בדצמבר 2013 . אז חלה בקדחת מדממת ילד בן שנתיים מהכפר Meliandou הסמוך לג'ונגל בדרום מזרח גיניאה. מצבו החמיר, ולאחר ארבעה ימים הוא מת מהמחלה. לא ידוע ממה או ממי הוא נדבק. בחקירה האפידמיולוגית הוא מכונה "מקרה המפתח" (Index case). - חיידקים, נגיפים ושאר י  
Tzviya Levin Rifkind
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