Tokyo government issues influenza epidemic alert

Tokyo government issues 
influenza epidemic alert

JAPAN TODAY -- NOV 30

Tokyo metropolitan government officials this week announced an official influenza epidemic alert within the metropolitan area-the first time such an alert has been issued since November 2007.

The Tokyo government is anxious to avoid a repeat of last winter when the number of people infected with the influenza virus reached near epidemic levels, leading to a shortage of vaccine.

To prevent this from happening again this winter, the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare is requesting that people start getting vaccinations now within the greater Tokyo metropolitan area.

According to the National Center for Infectious Diseases, as of Nov 23, the national average number of infected influenza patients at medical centers across Japan reached 0.94 persons, only .06 points away from meeting epidemic levels.

epidemic noun (流行)

a large number of cases of a particular disease happening at the same time in a particular community

~the outbreak of a flu epidemic

~an epidemic of measles

anxious adjective

wanting something very much

~ anxious to do something

"She was anxious to finish school and get a job."

"He was anxious not to be misunderstood."

shortage noun (不足)

a situation when there is not enough of the people or things that are needed

~food/housing/water shortages

~a shortage of funds

vaccine noun (ワクチン)

Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare - 厚生労働省

leading to - beginning a process that causes something to happen

“There is no doubt that stress can lead to physical illness.” につながる

infectious adjective (感染)

an infectious disease can be passed easily from one person to another, especially through the air they breathe 

"Flu is highly infectious."

issue verb (発行済み)

1. make known

issue something (to somebody)

to make something known formally

"They issued a statement denying the charges."

vaccinate verb (予防接種をする)

vaccinate somebody (against something)

to give a person or an animal a vaccine, especially by injecting it, in order to protect them against a disease

"I was vaccinated against tetanus." [tetanus = 破傷風]

vaccination noun (ワクチン接種)

Make sure your vaccinations are up to date. 

National Center for Infectious Diseases  感染症国立センター

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"Whole wheat bread is made with grains."

grains - wheat, rye, oats are kinds of grains.

oats - OHTS

humidity - noun - "The humidity is high today, it feels so warm outside."

humid - adjective - "It's very humid today."

"When I worked as a stuntman I fell many times on purpose."

Fell is the past tense of fall

escalator - ES-KA-LAY-TER

offend - verb - to hurt someone's feelings, to irritate, annoy or anger.

"It offends me when people think that all Canadians live in igloos!"

An igloo is a small round snow house.

Idiom:

"Beggars can't be choosers." = If you get something for free you can't complain about it.

(If you begged, you don't get to choose what you are given)

choosers - CHOO-ZERZ

"Akashi is famous for octopus."

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   As mobile devices get more sophisticated in their functionality, they are packing greater amounts of internal electronics — heat-producing electronics. It’s up to mobile device designers to find ways to dissipate heat efficiently. While there are several passive-cooling methods, active cooling might be essential in the future.

sophisticated adjective

 ・clever and complicated in the way that it works or is presented (of a machine, system, etc.) 

~highly sophisticated computer systems

"Medical techniques are becoming more sophisticated all the time."

functionality noun 機能性

・the range of functions that a computer or other electronic system can perform (computing)

"Apple launched new software with additional functionality."

internal adjective 内部

・connected with the inside of something [only before noun] 

~the internal structure of a building.

dissipate verb

・to gradually become or make something become weaker until it disappears

"Eventually, his anger dissipated."

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"To effectively dissipate heat generated by a reactor."

"リアクトルで発生した熱を効果的に放熱させる."

efficient adjective 効率的な

・doing something well and thoroughly with no waste of time, money, or energy

~efficient heating equipment

~the efficient use of energy

"We offer a fast, friendly and efficient service."

"As we get older, our bodies become less efficient at burning up calories."

~fuel-efficient cars (= that do not use much fuel)

efficiently adverb

~a very efficiently organized event

inefficient opposite