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Italian translation: epidemia

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10:55 Apr 13, 2020
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COVID-19 - Medical - Medical (general)
Additional field(s): Medical (general), Journalism
English term or phrase: outbreak
Definition from CNN International:
An outbreak is a higher-than-normal rate of occurrence of a disease. The terms epidemic and pandemic are often used to describe the magnitude or nature of an outbreak or series of outbreaks. In other words, think of outbreak as the building block of several other coronavirus-related terms.

Example sentence(s):
  • WHO announces COVID-19 outbreak a pandemic WHO
  • Even in this modern era, outbreaks are nearly constant, though not every outbreak reaches pandemic level as the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) has. Visual Capitalist
  • Combined with epidemiological studies, scientists can pinpoint individuals who may have been the first people to start spreading the disease and so trigger the outbreak. BBC News
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Italian translation:epidemia
Definition:
Manifestazione collettiva di una malattia (colera, tifo, vaiolo, influenza, ecc.) che rapidamente si diffonde, per contagio diretto o indiretto, fino a colpire un gran numero di persone in un territorio più o meno vasto, e si estingue dopo una durata più o meno lunga.
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Sara Tecco
France
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Summary of translations provided
5 +4epidemia
Sara Tecco
4 +1focolaio epidemico
Luigi Argentino


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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +4
epidemia


Definition from Treccani:
Manifestazione collettiva di una malattia (colera, tifo, vaiolo, influenza, ecc.) che rapidamente si diffonde, per contagio diretto o indiretto, fino a colpire un gran numero di persone in un territorio più o meno vasto, e si estingue dopo una durata più o meno lunga.

Example sentence(s):
  • L'UE e i suoi Stati membri stanno adottando misure per ridurre al minimo le ricadute dell'epidemia di Covid-19 sull'economia. - Consiglio europeo  
  • Dai dati emerge anche che nelle prime 4 settimane dell’epidemia la trasmissione dell'infezione è avvenuta prevalentemente in ambito comunitario e in setting sanitario [...] - Istituto Superiore di Sanità  
  • L'11 marzo 2020 il direttore generale dell'OMS Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus ha definito la diffusione del Covid-19 non più una epidemia confinata ad alcune zone geografiche, ma una pandemia diffusa in tutto il pianeta. - Ministero della Salute  
Sara Tecco
France
Local time: 05:53
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian
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Yes  EleoE
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Yes  Andrea Zappella
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Yes  Sebina Zisa-Davies
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Yes  Cristina Bufi Poecksteiner, M.A.
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20 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
focolaio epidemico


Definition from Ufficio Federale sanità Pubblica:
In caso di malattie infettive per «focolaio» s’intende l’improvviso aumento di casi di una determinata malattia all’interno di una comunità, una regione o una stagione circostritte.

Example sentence(s):
  • Gli epidemiologi spesso considerano il termine focolaio epidemico come sinonimo di epidemia, ma il pubblico tende a percepire quest'ultimo concetto come più grave e serio rispetto al concetto di focolaio epidemico, considerato di valenza più locale. - wikipedia  
Luigi Argentino
Italy
Local time: 05:53
Native speaker of: Italian
PRO pts in category: 237

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