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MERS (Middle East respiratory syndrome)

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08:18 Feb 14, 2021
English to Czech translations [PRO]
COVID-19 - Medical - Medical (general)
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English term or phrase: MERS (Middle East respiratory syndrome)
Definition from Merriam-Webster Dictionary:
A serious viral respiratory illness that is marked by fever, cough, and shortness of breath and that may often progress to severe pneumonia with acute respiratory distress syndrome and organ failure.

Example sentence(s):
  • Overall, more than 20 countries worldwide have reported cases of MERS. American Lung Association
  • The virus that causes Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) has been found in bats in Saudi Arabia, suggesting a potential origin for the disease, according to a new study. Live Science
  • The virus, which causes Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS), is a newly emerged betacoronavirus that was first identified in a patient from Saudi Arabia in April 2012. Wikipedia
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Summary of translations provided
4 -1blízkovýchodní respirační syndrom
Klara Kramolisova


  

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  confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): -1
blízkovýchodní respirační syndrom


Definition from aifp:
Koronaviry jsou velká rodina virů, které mohou způsobit onemocnění u zvířat nebo lidí. Koronaviry způsobují respirační infekce od běžného nachlazení po těžší onemocnění, jako je blízkovýchodní respirační syndrom (Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus, MERS) a těžký akutní respirační syndrom (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome, SARS).

Example sentence(s):
  • Návrh usnesení Evropského parlamentu o koronaviru způsobujícím blízkovýchodní respirační syndrom - EU  
  • Světová zdravotnická organizace zatím postrádá přesnější informace. Podle ní však může jít o nový koronavirus širší skupiny virů, kam patří i SARS nebo takzvaný blízkovýchodní respirační syndrom, tedy MERS. - Rozhlas  
  • Blízkovýchodní respirační syndrom, známý pod anglickou zkratkou MERS (Middle East respiratory syndrome), je virové respirační onemocnění. - wikiskripta  

Explanation:
Další možnost: respirační syndrom Středního východu, ale uvedená možnost mi přijde jednodušší.
Klara Kramolisova
Mexico
Local time: 07:50
Native speaker of: Czech

Votes in favor of/against selecting this as the best translation of the term asked
No  Michaela Bordessoule: Hits on Google show that from about 2016 is mainly used translation ,respirační syndrom středního východu,' for example see https://www.wikiskripta.eu/w/Koronaviry
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