“手足口病”相關(guān)詞匯
[ 2008-05-08 10:17 ]
目前,中國內(nèi)地爆發(fā)手足口病疫情的影響范圍正在擴大,安徽、山西、貴州、河北、陜西、浙江、湖北、廣東、湖南、江西、江蘇、新疆、寧夏、云南、海南15個省(區(qū))以及北京、重慶2個直轄市相繼發(fā)現(xiàn)感染個案,感染人數(shù)增至近1.2萬人,已造成28名兒童死亡。
請看《中國日報》的報道:
The Ministry of Health warned that cases of hand-foot-mouth disease (HFMD) will possibly increase in the following months since June and July are the peak seasons for the disease.
衛(wèi)生部發(fā)出預警信息表示,今后幾個月手足口病的發(fā)病數(shù)量將有所增加,6、7月份為該病高發(fā)期。
HFMD, characterized by fever, sores in the mouth and rashes on hands and feet, is not a new infection and is common among infants and children, experts say. It can be triggered by various viruses and usually does not lead to death.
專家表示,手足口病是嬰兒和兒童常見的一種疾病,典型的癥狀有:發(fā)熱,口腔潰瘍,以及手足皰疹等。有多種病毒可導致手足口病,一般不會致死。
該報道中,hand-foot-mouth disease 就是“手足口病”,英文報道中常用HFMD來簡稱此病。與其相關(guān)的表達有:sores in the mouth(口腔潰瘍),rashes on hands and feet(手足皰疹),slight fever(低燒),blister(水泡)等, 相關(guān)英文報道中的mouth ulcers 也是“口腔潰瘍”的意思。
(英語點津 Helen 編輯)
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