May 7, 2018 22:38
6 yrs ago
Swedish term

generaliserad sjukdom

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How should "generaliserad sjukdom" be interpreted here?

"Små barn och personer med nedsatt immunförsvar löper stor risk att utveckla TBC om de smittas, och de drabbas i så fall oftare av sjukdomens allvarligare följder som hjärnhinneinflammation, blodförgiftning och generaliserad sjukdom."

My first thought was that it meant "overall poor health", but the web searches I've done so far don't quite support that guess.

Thanks
Proposed translations (English)
4 +3 generalized disease

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generalized disease

A Google search indicates that "generalized disease" is likely to be correct. It seems to be an actual medical term, and is used in context in the title of a medical journal article.
A search for "generalized illness" (which was my first guess) did not yield as good results, that seems to be a less well-defined term (and gets fewer search hits).
I don't think there's good reason to search for a less literal translation, "generalized disease" seems to fit neatly.

Example sentence:

Development of generalized disease at 2 years in patients with ocular myasthenia gravis.

Peer comment(s):

agree Michele Fauble
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agree Karin and Folke Nettelblad (Folia Textproduktion HB)
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agree Charlesp
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