Massenerkrankung

English translation: epidemic (disease)/ mass outbreak

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German term or phrase:Massenerkrankung
English translation:epidemic (disease)/ mass outbreak
Entered by: David Hollywood

13:19 Apr 5, 2006
German to English translations [PRO]
Medical - Livestock / Animal Husbandry / bird 'flu
German term or phrase: Massenerkrankung
Description of bird 'flu:

Klinische und pathologische Veränderungen am Geflügel:

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Massenerkrankung mit schweren respiratorischen Symptomen
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Ford Prefect
Burkina Faso
Local time: 14:07
epidemic (disease)/ mass outbreak
Explanation:
couple of options

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Legionella pneumophila was first described in 1977 as the causative organism for the first mass outbreak of pneumonia ever documented that occurred during a ...
www.vdgh.de/internet/Informationen_und_Publikationen/ Publikationen/Diagnostik_im_Gespraech/2_2004/2_2004.htm - 54k - Cached - Similar pages



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or: disease outbreak
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David Hollywood
Local time: 11:07
Grading comment
thanks
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Summary of answers provided
4 +2epidemic (disease)/ mass outbreak
David Hollywood
4pandemic
itla


  

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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
epidemic (disease)/ mass outbreak


Explanation:
couple of options

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Note added at 5 mins (2006-04-05 13:25:08 GMT)
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Legionella pneumophila was first described in 1977 as the causative organism for the first mass outbreak of pneumonia ever documented that occurred during a ...
www.vdgh.de/internet/Informationen_und_Publikationen/ Publikationen/Diagnostik_im_Gespraech/2_2004/2_2004.htm - 54k - Cached - Similar pages



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Note added at 5 mins (2006-04-05 13:25:49 GMT)
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or: disease outbreak

David Hollywood
Local time: 11:07
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
thanks

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Cetacea
47 mins
  -> danke Cetacea :)

agree  MMUlr
59 mins
  -> danke MMUlr :)
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26 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
pandemic


Explanation:
That's what bird flu is called, normally.

itla
Local time: 16:07
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Cetacea: a pandemic refers to a disease occuring over a wide geographic area, while a "Massenerkrankung" might stay restricted to one town, or even a cruise ship, for that matter... Of course, you are right as far as the specific case of bird flu is concerned.
28 mins
  -> I guess epidemic is quite adequate as well in this context. Thanks for your thoughts, Cetacea.
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