Apr 20, 2020 10:58
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English term

worried well

COVID-19 GBK English to Ukrainian Medical Medical (general)
Definition from Collins Dictionary:
(informal) People who are healthy but are concerned about becoming ill and so take medication or see a medical practitioner when they don't need to.
Example sentences:
The worried well demand lots of consultations and they may fill a significant proportion of emergency appointments. (Practice Business)
In a conversation this week with health care providers, they mentioned the problems they're having with what they call "the worried well" — those people who don't have a cough, fever or shortness of breath, but insist on being tested for the coronavirus, COVID-19. (The Leaf Chronicle)
With the global outbreak of novel H1N1 influenza (swine flu) entering its fourth week, physicians at emergency rooms, clinics, and hospitals around the United States say they are overwhelmed with "worried well" who have as much as doubled their patient loads. (CIDRAP)
Change log

Apr 15, 2020 23:24: changed "Kudoz queue" from "In queue" to "Public"

Apr 20, 2020 10:58: changed "Stage" from "Preparation" to "Submission"

Apr 23, 2020 11:56: changed "Stage" from "Submission" to "Selection"

Apr 23, 2020 12:54: changed "Stage" from "Selection" to "Completion"

Proposed translations

+2
1 hr
Selected

стурбовані (перелякані) здорові

Очевидно, фраза не надто активно використовується в україномовному інтернет-просторі.
Definition from own experience or research:
Здебільшого здорові люди, які під час епідемії (пандемії) під впливом страху схильні турбуватися станом свого здоров'я більше, ніж доцільно, як правило - безпідставно.
Example sentences:
Worried - cтурбований (Горох)
Пишуть, що маски вірус не зупинять, а вони лише можуть обмежити попадання на людину слини з вірусом від носія цього самого вірусу. І краще, щоб маску надягав сам хворий, а не налякані здорові. (Плетиво)
Peer comment(s):

agree Tetiana Tkachenko
2 days 23 hrs
Дякую!
agree Oleksiy Savkevych
2 days 23 hrs
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