Apr 13, 2020 10:55
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English term

outbreak

COVID-19 GBK English to Swedish Medical Medical (general)
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 sentences:
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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Proposed translations

31 days

utbrott

Definition from Folkhälsomyndigheten:
Fler fall än förväntat av en sjukdom under en begränsad period.
Example sentences:
För att påminna om vikten av noggrann hygien i sjukvården vill vi här beskriva två mindre utbrott av barnsängsfeber på olika sjukhus i vårt län, där utredning kunnat påvisa smitta från personal till patienter. (Läkartidninge)
Karolinska anmäler utbrott av resistenta tarmbakterier (Läkartidningen)
Begreppet myalgisk encefalomyelit, ME, föreslogs för första gången 1956 utifrån flera epidemiska utbrott i olika länder av ett tillstånd som liknade polio. (SBU)
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