CDC officer told Americans to be prepared for the novel coronavirus outbreaks in the U.S. on February 25th, 2020.
2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) is a respiratory virus, first detected in the city of Wuhan, China, which has soon resulted in thousands of confirmed human infections. Although 99% of infections are in China, it has spread to other countries including the United States, Italy, Japan, South Korea, etc.
See more live updates of the Coronavirus in the U.S.
Canopy, as the #1 industry leading Medical Spanish online courses, has put together a list of common Spanish words and terminologies you should learn as a healthcare provider, in order to face the communication challenges you may have with your Spanish-speaking patients in preparation for the possible coronavirus pandemic in the U.S.
English - Spanish
- 2019 Novel Coronavirus - Nuevo Coronavirus 2019
- Symptoms - Síntomas
- Fever - Fiebre
- Coughing - Tos
- Shortness of Breath - Falta de aire
- Difficulty breathing - Dificultad para respirar
- Pneumonia - Neumonía
- Infection in the lungs - Infección en los pulmones
- Respiratory Virus - Virus Respiratorio
- Antiviral treatment - Tratamiento antiviral
- Supportive care/Palliative care - Cuidados Paliativos
- Relieve symptoms - Alivio de los síntomas
- Mask - Mascarilla
- Is there a vaccine? - ¿Existe alguna vacuna?
- Flu-like symptoms - Síntomas similares a los de la gripe
- Close contact with - Contacto cercano con
- Chills - Escalofríos
- Body aches - Dolores corporales
- Sore throat - Dolor de garganta
- Headache - Dolor de cabeza
- Diarrhea - Diarrea
- nausea - Náuseas
- vomiting - Vómitos
- runny nose - secreción nasal
- possible exposure - Posible exposición
- Stay home - Quédese en casa
- Clean your hands often - Límpiese las manos con frecuencia
- Separate yourself from other people and animals in your home - Manténgase alejado de otras personas y de los animales en su casa
- Clean all “high-touch” surfaces every day - Limpie todos los días todas las superficies de contacto frecuente
- Cover your coughs and sneezes - Cúbrase la nariz y la boca al toser y estornudar
How Can the Canopy Medical Spanish Courses Help Me Further?
Canopy Learn Medical Spanish Course is a 40-hour Spanish curriculum, created for healthcare professionals, based on everyday clinical scenarios. Canopy Learn is an online, self-paced eLearning platform, awarded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), which has been helping over 100,000 medical professionals to advance Medical Spanish and improve communication with the Spanish-speaking patients in the U.S.
The Canopy Medical Spanish courses consist of numerous bite-sized modules across all three proficiency levels, from which you can find Medical Spanish terms for over 36 specialties.
The Canopy Medical Spanish lessons provide various learning modules that can help you prepare for the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) treatments.
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In Level 1, the Canopy Medical Spanish curriculum includes several lessons teaching you the medical Spanish terms and vocabulary about pain, vaccines, headaches, etc.
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In Level 2, the Canopy Medical Spanish courses cover medical specialties of Pneumology, Pharmacy & Medicines, Surgery and Pre/Post-Op instructions, which can be helpful to treat patients with severe symptoms.
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In Level 3, the Canopy Medical Spanish class will teach you modules of Preventive Medicine, Palliative Care, Discharge Planning, etc, which will equip you for any unpredictable hurdles in treating the novel coronavirus infected patients you will need.
