Tokyo government issues
influenza epidemic alert
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)
vaccine
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