Apr 13, 2020 12:55
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English term

contagiousness

COVID-19 GBK English to Chinese Medical Medical (general)
Definition from Government of Canada:
The contagiousness of a pathogen is measured by determining its R0, or basic reproduction number.
Example sentences:
The contagiousness of COVID-19 is higher than seasonal flu, similar to pandemic flu and the common cold, and much lower than measles and chickenpox. The measured contagiousness of a respiratory virus can decrease over time with infection control efforts. (The OCR)
Epidemiologists try to gauge contagiousness by estimating the number of additional people a person who is infected is likely to infect. (The Washington Post)
Armenia COVID19 patient’s wife continues testing negative, indicating possible low contagiousness. (Armenpress)
Proposed translations (Chinese)
5 +2 传染性
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Apr 7, 2020 00:11: changed "Kudoz queue" from "In queue" to "Public"

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Apr 17, 2020 14:54: changed "Stage" from "Selection" to "Completion"

Proposed translations

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传染性

Definition from 百度百科:
传染性是指病原体从宿主排出体外,通过一定的方式到达新的易感染者体内
Example sentences:
新冠病毒的R0值达到了3.77(3.51-4.05),意味着一个新冠病毒患者可以传染给平均将近4个人。而SARS病毒的R0只有0.85-3,很明显,新冠病毒比SARS病毒的传染性更强劲。 (腾讯网)
目前新冠病毒肺炎累积确诊病例超过了7万,是当年非典感染人数的10倍左右,这么多人感染,除了赶上春节人口大迁移,导致传播扩散之外呢,还跟新冠病毒传染性强这一特点有关。 (湖南医声/知乎)
Peer comment(s):

agree Frank Feng
21 hrs
agree Liu Peng
3 days 11 hrs
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