Introduction to Healthcare for Chinese-speaking Interpreters and Translators

Update on Covid-19 (April 2020)

https://doi.org/10.1075/z.202.additional

Covid-19 – acute respiratory infection caused by SARS-CoV-2, a virus out of the large family of different coronaviruses

Causes:  severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)

Symptoms: (one or more of the following): cough, sore throat, sneezing, fatigue, runny nose, shortness of breath, losing the ability to smell; with or without fever; mild or no symptoms in some patients

Diagnostic tests: swab from mouth, throat or back of the nose; sputum test

Treatment: (depending on symptoms): rest, fluids, medication to reduce fever, oxygen, breathing support (CPAP mask or ventilator)

Addition to Glossary (April 2020)

corona virus: name used to refer to the SARS-CoV-2 virus which causes Covid-19

Traditional Chinese (Taiwan): 冠狀病毒：係指引致2019冠狀病毒病（Covid-19）的第二型嚴重急性呼吸系統症候群冠狀病毒(SARS-CoV-2)

Traditional Chinese (Hong Kong): 冠狀病毒：指引致2019冠狀病毒病（Covid-19）的沙士冠狀病毒-2（SARS-CoV-2）

Simplified Chinese: 冠状病毒：此处意指引起2019（新型）冠状病毒疾病（Covid-19）的SARS冠状病毒2型（SARS-CoV-2）

Covid-19 – acute respiratory infection caused by SARS-CoV-2

Traditional Chinese (Taiwan): 2019冠狀病毒病 （Covid-19 ）— 由第二型嚴重急性呼吸系統症候群冠狀病毒(SARS-CoV-2)所引致的急性呼吸道感染疾病

Traditional Chinese (Hong Kong): 2019冠狀病毒病 （Covid-19 ）— 由沙士冠狀病毒-2（SARS-CoV-2）引致的嚴重呼吸道感染疾病

Simplified Chinese: 2019（新型）冠状病毒疾病 （Covid-19 ）— 由SARS 冠状病毒2型(SARS-CoV-2) 所引起的急性呼吸道感染