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ESMAGAR CURVA [1 record]

Record 1 2021-10-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Epidemiology
  • General Medicine, Hygiene and Health
  • Special-Language Phraseology
DEF

Take rigorous measures to drastically slow down the increase in the number of cases of an infectious disease to avoid overwhelming the health care system at the epidemic peak.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Épidémiologie
  • Médecine générale, hygiène et santé
  • Phraséologie des langues de spécialité
DEF

Prendre des mesures rigoureuses pour ralentir considérablement l'augmentation du nombre de cas d'une maladie infectieuse afin d'éviter de surcharger le système de santé au pic de l'épidémie.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Epidemiología
  • Medicina, Higiene y Salud
  • Fraseología de los lenguajes especializados
CONT

El médico recomienda una campaña para "erradicar" [la] COVID-19. "El fin no es aplanar la curva, sino aplastarla. China hizo esto en Wuhan. Podemos hacerlo en 10 semanas", consignó.

OBS

No confundir con aplanar o achatar la curva.

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