Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Dec 8, 2006 18:43
17 yrs ago
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Portuguese term
surto
Portuguese to English
Medical
Medical: Health Care
medical study rationale/ case study to estimate the prevalence of neutralizing antibodies as biological markers of treatment failure in patients with multiple sclerosis
trata-se de um estudo sobre tratamento com INF beta em doentes com esclorose múltipla. No índice encontra-se a seguinte frase: "(....) número de surtos antes do início do tratamento com INF beta (...)"
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +5 | flare-up / episode |
Muriel Vasconcellos
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| 3 +7 | outbreak |
Claudio Mazotti
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| 5 | cases |
Paul Dixon
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| 4 | boom |
María Leonor Acevedo-Miranda
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Proposed translations
+5
3 hrs
Muriel Vasconcellos
United States
United States
Native in English
Specializes in field
United States
Each translation a gem!
Native in: English (Variant: US) 
Works in: Spanish to English, Portuguese to English
Related KudoZ points
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155
Selected
flare-up / episode
Multiple sclerosis is an autoimmune disease that affects the central nervous ... **Repeated episodes, or flare ups**, of inflammation can occur along any area ...
www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000737.htm
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a disease of the central nervous system, which consists of ... Others experience shorter and shorter **remissions between episodes**, ...
www.hmc.psu.edu/healthinfo/m/ms.htm
Multiple Sclerosis (MS) information center covers causes, prevention, ... The disease involves **repeated episodes of inflammation of nervous tissue** in any ...
health.allrefer.com/health/multiple-sclerosis-info.html
www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000737.htm
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a disease of the central nervous system, which consists of ... Others experience shorter and shorter **remissions between episodes**, ...
www.hmc.psu.edu/healthinfo/m/ms.htm
Multiple Sclerosis (MS) information center covers causes, prevention, ... The disease involves **repeated episodes of inflammation of nervous tissue** in any ...
health.allrefer.com/health/multiple-sclerosis-info.html
Peer comment(s):
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Maaike van Vlijmen
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Thanks, Maajke!
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Dr Sue Levy (X)
: yes, flare-up, exacerbation, relapse, attack are all used - "relapse" perhaps a little more "official"? http://www.mult-sclerosis.org/relapsingremittingmultiplescle...
11 hrs
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Thanks -- "surto" is relatively informal in Portuguese. The first episode, of course, is not a "relapse."
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Kathleen Goldsmith-Killing
16 hrs
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Thanks, Kathleen!
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María Leonor Acevedo-Miranda
21 hrs
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Thanks, Maria Leonor! Very kind of you.
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Paula Vaz-Carreiro
: I think you are right: repeated episodes in a single patient with MS
1 day 21 hrs
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Thanks, Paula!
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "thank you for your help Muriel!"
+7
8 mins
Claudio Mazotti
Brazil
Brazil
Native in Portuguese
Brazil
my motto:professionalism and dedication.
Native in: Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian)
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English
Related KudoZ points
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52
outbreak
a suggestion...
Peer comment(s):
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Lumen (X)
34 mins
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tks a lot!!!
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rhandler
42 mins
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tks a lot!!!
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Luisa Moura Almeida
45 mins
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tks a lot!
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Douglas Divers
1 hr
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tks a lot!
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Eloisa Aquino
1 hr
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tks a lot!
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bezowski
1 hr
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tks a lot!!!
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Carla Queiro (X)
1 hr
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tks a lot!!!
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Muriel Vasconcellos
: Normally I would agree, but here I think they're talking about repeated episodes in a single patient with MS.
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no comments
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28 mins
María Leonor Acevedo-Miranda
Native in Portuguese
Responsible, trustworthy and accurate
Native in: Portuguese (Variant: European/Portugal) , Spanish (Variant: Standard-Spain)
Works in: English to Portuguese, Spanish to Portuguese, Portuguese to Spanish, and 6 more.
Related KudoZ points
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4
boom
Sugestão
22 hrs
Paul Dixon
Brazil
Brazil
Native in Portuguese
&
English
Works in field
Brazil
PT/EN Translator - ABRATES Certified
Native in: English (Variants: UK, British) 
, Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian)
Works in: Portuguese to English, English to Portuguese
Related KudoZ points
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4
cases
Just a possibility here, "surtos" could be cases or outbreaks, as it is not clear if one patient or several are referred to here.
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