84. two major scourges : ebola and malaria Flashcards

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le virus Ebola

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the Ebola virus

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un pays frappé par le virus Ebola

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an Ebola-affected country

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propager le virus

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to spread the virus

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endiguer la propagation du virus

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to stem the spread of the virus

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5
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maîtriser le virus

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to keep the virus at bay

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juguler l’épidémie

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to bring the epidemic under control

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enrayer l’épidémie

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to stop the outbreak

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un cas d’Ébola

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an Ebola case / a case of Ebola

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un malade d’Ébola

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an Ebola patient

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être un cas avéré d’Ébola

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to be diagnosed with Ebola

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être / ne pas être porteur du virus

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to test positive / negative for the virus

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la durée d’incubation

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the incubation period

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isoler qn soupçonné d’être porteur d’Ébola

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to isolate sb suspected of having Ebola

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14
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intensifier les efforts pour s’attaquer à Ébola

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to scale up efforts to deal with Ebola

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traiter les gens qui sont contaminés

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to treat the people infected

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être en contact avec quelqu’un qui est contaminé

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to be in contact with someone infected

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être mis en quarantaine pendant 3 semaines

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to be quarantined for 3 weeks

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des médicaments expériementaux

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experimental drugs

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envoyer du personnel médical formé

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to send trained medical staff

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fermer des frontières

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to close borders

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annuler des vols à destination de…

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to scrap flights to …

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apaiser les craintes du public

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to calm popular fear

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ne pas céder à la panique

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to avoid panicking

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céder à la psychose

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to allow psychosis to take hold

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sensibiliser les gens au paludisme, à la malaria

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to raise awareness about malaria

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une maladie extrêmement grave

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a life-threatening disease

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une maladie mortelle

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a killer disease / a fatal disease

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une maladie transmise par les moustique

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a mosquito-borne disease

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une maladie tropicale

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a tropical disease

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une maladie évitable

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a preventable disease

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une maladie guérissable

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a curable disease

32
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réduire la transmission du paludisme

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to reduce malaria transmission

33
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pulvériser des insecticides dans les habitations

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to spray the houses with insecticides