Apr 30, 2020 00:57
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English term
index case
COVID-19
GBK
English to French
Medical
Medical (general)
Definition from
Texas Medical Center:
The first documented case of an infectious disease in a particular context.
Example sentences:
Panama’s index case was imported from Spain, and Nigeria’s first experience with coronavirus was an Italian business traveler. Jordan’s was imported from Italy. (The Intercept)
Twenty-four hours after confirming an index case, Sierra Leone announced a second case which involved a medical doctor with no links to the first patient. Both cases were registered in the capital Freetown. (Africa News)
The Rivers State Commissioner for Health, Professor Princewill Chike, has said the state index case of Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19), a 19- year old model, will soon be discharged from the treatment centre. (Leadership)
Proposed translations
(French)
| 5 +2 | Patient zéro |
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Proposed translations
+2
3 hrs
Hugues Roumier
France
France
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Native in: French 
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Patient zéro
Definition from
Wikipedia:
Le terme patient zéro, ou cas index[1], est utilisé pour désigner la première personne d'une épidémie à avoir été contaminée par un agent pathogène.
Example sentences:
Dans le cas de l'épidémie de SIDA, le steward québécois Gaëtan Dugas, mort en 1984, a longtemps été considéré à tort comme le « patient zéro » de l'épidémie, étant à l'origine des premiers cas identifiés aux États-Unis. Or, il existait d'autres cas avant lui[ (Wikipedia)
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