index case

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00:56 Apr 30, 2020
English to Swedish translations [PRO]
COVID-19 - Medical - Medical (general)
Additional field(s): Biology (-tech,-chem,micro-), Medical (general), Journalism
English term or phrase: index case
Definition from Texas Medical Center:
The first documented case of an infectious disease in a particular context.

Example sentence(s):
  • 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
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5 +1indexfall
Sven Petersson


  

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indexfall


Definition from Wikipedia:
Indexfallet eller det primära fallet är den initiala patienten i en epidemiologisk undersökning,[1][2] eller mer generellt, det första fallet av ett tillstånd eller syndrom (inte nödvändigtvis smittosamt) som beskrivs i den medicinska litteraturen, oavsett om patienten tros vara den första person som påverkats av syndromet eller tillståndet.

Example sentence(s):
  • Även om man inte längre kan ha ambitionen att utrota covid-19 så kan kontaktspårning vara av värde. Den kräver att man har ett indexfall där man till exempel med antikroppar påvisat akut infektion. - Dagens Medicin  
Sven Petersson
Sweden
Local time: 22:09
Native speaker of: Native in SwedishSwedish, Native in EnglishEnglish
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Yes  Karin and Folke Nettelblad (Folia Textproduktion HB)
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