Apr 20, 2020 10:59
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English term
worried well
COVID-19
GBK
English to German
Medical
Medical (general)
Definition from
Collins Dictionary:
(informal) People who are healthy but are concerned about becoming ill and so take medication or see a medical practitioner when they don't need to.
Example sentences:
The worried well demand lots of consultations and they may fill a significant proportion of emergency appointments. (Practice Business)
In a conversation this week with health care providers, they mentioned the problems they're having with what they call "the worried well" — those people who don't have a cough, fever or shortness of breath, but insist on being tested for the coronavirus, COVID-19. (The Leaf Chronicle)
With the global outbreak of novel H1N1 influenza (swine flu) entering its fourth week, physicians at emergency rooms, clinics, and hospitals around the United States say they are overwhelmed with "worried well" who have as much as doubled their patient loads. (CIDRAP)
Proposed translations
(German)
| 3 +2 | besorgte Gesunde |
Gudrun Wolfrath
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Change log
Apr 15, 2020 23:26: changed "Kudoz queue" from "In queue" to "Public"
Apr 20, 2020 10:59: changed "Stage" from "Preparation" to "Submission"
Apr 23, 2020 11:56: changed "Stage" from "Submission" to "Completion"
Proposed translations
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Gudrun Wolfrath
Germany
Germany
Germany
34 years of experience in translation
Native in: German 
Works in: English to German, French to German
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besorgte Gesunde
Definition from
live net:
Gesunde, die Erkrankung befürchten
Example sentences:
Natürlich gibt es viele besorgte Gesunde, die einfach gar nichts haben. (Der Spiegel)
"Inzwischen ist der interessanteste Patient der besorgte Gesunde", meint er. Medikamente würden oft nur "zur Optimierung des Befindens genommen". Vieles spreche dafür, dass die Bevölkerung im Laufe der Zeit gesünder geworden sei. (Pfälzischer Merkur)
Die Frage, ob sie sich mit dem Corona-Virus infiziert haben, beschäftigt aktuell viele Menschen. Vermutlich erkrankte Personen sollten sich so schnell wie möglich bei einem Arzt melden – aber ebenso wichtig ist es, dass Arztpraxen und Ambulanzen nicht durch besorgte Gesunde überlastet werden. (Heise)
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