“猪流感”英语怎么说？

26日最新消息，墨西哥卫生部长称，可能已有81人死于猪流感。世界卫生组织警告说，墨西哥和美国发生的猪流感疫情已构成“具有国际影响的公共卫生紧急事态”，所有国家都应加强对非正常暴发的流感类疾病和严重肺炎的监控。

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.

百度百科提醒：人感染猪流感后的症状与感冒类似，患者会出现发烧、咳嗽、疲劳、食欲不振等。在预防方面，现阶段没必要扎堆去接种人流感疫苗，因为预防季节性流感疫苗对预防猪流感并无效果。正确的做法是养成良好的个人卫生习惯，充足睡眠、勤于锻炼、减少压力、足够营养；勤洗手，尤其是接触过公共物品后要先洗手再触摸自己的眼睛、鼻子和嘴巴；打喷嚏和咳嗽的时候应该用纸巾捂住口鼻；室内保持通风等。

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