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N95 respirator

Spanish translation: mascarilla N95

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12:56 Apr 12, 2020
English to Spanish translations [PRO]
COVID-19 - Medical - Medical (general)
Additional field(s): Medical (general), Journalism
English term or phrase: N95 respirator
Definition from Kaiser Family Foundation:
Personal protective equipment that is used to protect the wearer from airborne particles and from liquid contaminating the face.

Example sentence(s):
  • The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) does not recommend that the general public wear N95 respirators to protect themselves from respiratory diseases, including coronavirus (COVID-19). FDA
  • Supplies of N95 respirators can become depleted during an influenza pandemic (1-3) or wide-spreadoutbreaks of other infectious respiratory illnesses. Center for Disease Control
  • Importantly, the study showed that N95 respirators significantly reduced the risk of bacterial infection by 62% compared to no mask, and by 46% compared to surgical masks. ISG
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Spanish translation:mascarilla N95
Definition:
Mascarilla de tipo desechable de alta seguridad con elevada capacidad de filtración, eficaz contra bacterias, virus y esporas de hongos.
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Chema Nieto Castañón
Spain
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Summary of translations provided
5 +14mascarilla N95
Chema Nieto Castañón
5 +1Barbijos N95
Damaris Parsekian


  

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50 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +14
mascarilla N95


Definition from own experience or research:
Mascarilla de tipo desechable de alta seguridad con elevada capacidad de filtración, eficaz contra bacterias, virus y esporas de hongos.

Example sentence(s):
  • ... de la mascarilla N95 y el efecto de filtración pudo mantenerse por encima del 95%, aunque se desconoce cuántas veces se puede repetir este proceso - Murcia Salud  
  • La mascarilla N95 y otras mascarillas usadas para el coronavirus.  - Diario de Sevilla  
Chema Nieto Castañón
Spain
Local time: 06:31
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 860

Votes in favor of/against selecting this as the best translation of the term asked
Yes  Giuliana Maltempo
19 mins
  -> Gracias, Giuliana ;)
Yes  Neil Ashby: Ridiculous
33 mins
  -> I know. And yet this is not the worst of GBK med&pharma's questions; I have seen N95 respirator translated as respirador N95... (!)
Yes  Natali Piatti
1 hr
  -> Gracias, Natali ;)
Yes  Juan Gil
1 hr
  -> Muchas gracias, Juan. ¡Saludos!
Yes  Ricardo Lopez Monroy
6 hrs
  -> Gracias, Ricardo ;)
Yes  Jean Paul Corro: En el clavo.
7 hrs
  -> ;) Gracias, Jean
Yes  Mónica Algazi
10 hrs
  -> Grax, Mónica!
Yes  María C Turri: The choice between "mascarilla" and "barbijo" is country-specific. Both are correct.
13 hrs
  -> Pues sí, sólo que en Argentina también se utiliza "mascarilla" mientras que salvo en Arg. o Bol. poca gente entenderá "barbijo" con este sentido. Grax.
Yes  Cris Legarda: Agree
20 hrs
  -> Gracias, Cris
Yes  Rodrigo Díaz Núñez
20 hrs
  -> Gracias, Rodrigo
Yes  Vladyslav Nestertsov Belyak
21 hrs
  -> Gracias, Vladyslav
Yes  Leda Roche
1 day 1 hr
  -> Thanks, Leda ;)
Yes  Silvina Matheu
1 day 4 hrs
  -> Gracias, Silvina
Yes  Rosa Maria Calderon: Justamente eso
2 days 20 hrs
  -> Gracias, Rosa ;)
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12 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Barbijos N95


Definition from NIOSH:
A diferencia de las mascarillas quirúrgicas, los respiradores están diseñados específicamente para proporcionar protección respiratoria al crear un sello hermético contra la piel y no permitir que pasen partículas que se encuentran en el aire, entre ellas, patógenos. La designación N95 indica que el respirador filtra al menos el 95% de las partículas que se encuentran en el aire.

Example sentence(s):
  • Articulo 4º.- Prohíbese la comercialización, en el ámbito de la Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires , de barbijos N95 a cualquier persona que no acredite ser profesional o personal del servicio de salud y a las personas jurídicas que no tengan por objeto la prestación de ese servicio. - TyC Sports  
  • Liza Amarilla se refiere al barbijo 8210v N95, que se caracteriza por tener una válvula frontal que facilita la respiración para quien lo utilice. - Clarín  

Explanation:
Este término, barbijo, se utiliza en Argentina.
Damaris Parsekian
Argentina
Local time: 01:31
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish

Votes in favor of/against selecting this as the best translation of the term asked
Yes  Silvina Matheu: Pero esta traducción solo sirve para la Argentina. No estoy de acuerdo con la traducción como "respirador" en tu cita de NIOSH porque se confunde con el respirador que se usa en terapia intensiva. El N95 es barbijo o mascarilla según el país.
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