“猪流感”用英语怎么说？

文字整合/四眼先生

又一次大规模疫情袭击人类，全球扩散，形势非常严峻。“猪流感”是什么，用英文如何表达呢？ 

请看新华网最新报道：

MEXICO CITY, April 26 （Xinhua） -- Five people have died of swine flu in the last 24 hours in Mexico City, bringing the total of those killed to 15 in the capital, Mexico City's mayor, Marcelo Ebrard, told media on Sunday. 

这里的swine flu就是“猪流感”的英文表达。值得注意的是，千万不要把猪流感写成了"pig flu"。swine是“猪”的古 英语 写法，swine较之中性的pig更有贬低的意味，骂人是“猪猡”、“讨厌鬼”，就要用swine这个词。在这里用swine，是因为它是猪的术语说法，猪瘟为swine fever。 

那么，什么是猪流感呢？一起看看wikipedia上的解释： 

Swine influenza virus （referred to as SIV） refers to influenza cases that are caused by Orthomyxoviruses endemic to pig populations. SIV strains isolated to date have been classified either as Influenzavirus C or one of the various subtypes of the genus Influenzavirus A. 

Swine flu infects people every year and is found typically in people who have been in contact with pigs, although there have been cases of person-to-person transmission. Symptoms include fever, disorientation, stiffness of the joints, vomiting, and loss of consciousness ending in death. Swine influenza is known to be caused by influenza A subtypes H1N1,H1N2,H3N1,H3N2,and H2N3.

“猪流感”的英文写法，你记住了吗？请注意个人卫生，共同抵制瘟疫来袭！

猪流感相关词汇：

猪流感 swine flu

疾病控制中心 Disease Control Center

会传染的 contagious

呼吸道疾病 respiratory disease

病毒 virus

流通，传播 circulate

传染 contaminate

流行病 pandemic

肺炎 pneumonias

病例 case

疑似病例 suspected case

爆发 outbreak

人际间传播 human-to-human transmission

咳嗽 cough

打喷嚏 sneeze

抗病毒药物 antiviral drug

症候 symptom

面罩 face mask

世界卫生组织 World Health Organization

病毒监控 screen for the virus