cercos

07:41 Sep 8, 2014 

it must refer to a tapeworm but, no, I wouldn't go as far as declaring it is the official translation of 'cercos'. As long as your client is satisfied, there's no need to worry :)

Thank you for your input!

07:30 Sep 8, 2014 

Hi Helen,

The client checked with "someone" (?), who told her that it was some type of "intestinal parasite" (and the client told me to translate it that way) so I am guessing it is, indeed, a tapeworm, but I'm not sure that I can declare "tapeworm" as definitively the correct translation without a more specific reference. What do you think?

06:31 Sep 8, 2014 

Did you manage to find out what it referred to?

18:28 Aug 25, 2014 

Actually, this doctor uses very simple language to speak to this patient, which might mean that he uses a popular name for the condition...I'm going to let the client know and see what they say.

18:12 Aug 25, 2014 

Definitely on to something there..cisticerco, would translate as cysticercushttp://global.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/148830/cysticer...

17:45 Aug 25, 2014 

Yes, I was wondering whether "cercos" could be short for "cistercercos" rather than "cistercercosis". You could imagine someone missing off the first bit of the word, having perhaps heard it from the doctor (and as you said, Spanish-speaking doctors are very fond of blinding their patients with science and using technical vocabulary). I've been looking to see whether I can find any cases of "cercos" used like this, but I can't. However, I do think it would be reasonable to suggest this as a possibility, given that there's no real evidence to support anything else.

17:30 Aug 25, 2014 

http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cisticerco

Los cisticercos se trasladan por el organismo pudiendo generar quistes palpables debajo de la piel (subcutáneos) o en los ojos, que conducen a trastornos visuales.

http://www.saludymedicinas.com.mx/centros-de-salud/diarrea-d...

17:29 Aug 25, 2014 

I appreciate everyone's input. It's appeared once again:

'Él me decía, “A lo mejor tiene usted
*cercos*, o a lo mejor es el estrés o a lo mejor son ciertos padecimientos de su trabajo."'

I should also mention that I don't find the transcription to be particularly reliable. There are spelling errors and an absolute inconsistent use of accents and punctuation.
Unless I can get some solid evidence, I'm going to go with Charles' suggestion and ask the client. The final delivery isn't until Friday, so there's time.
Thanks again to all!

17:17 Aug 25, 2014 

I don't "think" it refers to cisticercosis, but the tapeworm that cause it. In the context, it would be along the lines of "it was previously believed that patient had tapeworms"

17:05 Aug 25, 2014 

These are all reasonable guesses, but they are really no more than that. There just doesn't seem to be any hard evidence on the Internet about what sort of ailment "cercos" is. I agree that "cisticercosis" does contain the letters "cercos", which is certainly a point, and you could imagine that someone might abbreviate it to that, but I haven't seen anything to indicate that people do. As things stand, I don't think there's a sufficient basis to use it as a translation.

Unless more information emerges, I think the right thing to do is to query the term and suggest in a note that it might refer to cisticercosis.

16:51 Aug 25, 2014 

In my first link in the discussion it refers to cerco a la solitaria being a parasite that causes cisticercosis, in the second it refers to lombriz solitaria that causes cisticercosis. I'm assuming they are the same (maybe a lot to assume) the translation for lombriz solitaria is tapeworm. I agree with Helena

16:45 Aug 25, 2014 

3.5 people out of 100 is quite high.

Some studies suggest that the prevalence of cysticercosis in Mexico is between 3.1 and 3.9 percent.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cysticercosis

And it can affect the brain, eyes, etc. Not at all nice.

16:35 Aug 25, 2014 

I quite agree with you but there are a couple of factors that incline me to think that cercos could refer to cysticercosis.

a) One of my references states it is quite a common tapeworm infection in Mexico, and

b) The Spanish often use technical words to express medical disorders.

16:05 Aug 25, 2014 

"cercos" would translate as something like "closing in on tapeworm", as "cerco" basically means a surrounding fence.

16:01 Aug 25, 2014 

I give up. I have searched left and right and the only thing I see is a fungi that affect leafs and another fungi that affects insects. :0(

12:56 Aug 25, 2014 

I now believe it to be tapeworm "cercos" seems to be a mexican version of Lombriz solitaria...

http://dictionary.reverso.net/spanish-english/lombriz solita...

12:36 Aug 25, 2014 

My best guess (and it's a pure guess) is that this is something like blank spells, dizziness, vertigo.

11:44 Aug 25, 2014 

You may find this more useful http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/articulos/76953.html