respiratory virus
respiratory 復習
この時期流行っている花粉症の検査についての記事からです。
New York Today: An Allergy Test
Good morning on this bitter Thursday.
Don’t let the snowstorm and the few blooms fool you: Allergens are here. For many New Yorkers, the start of spring is synonymous with postnasal drip.
Dr. William Reisacher, an ear, nose and throat specialist at Weill Cornell Medicine and NewYork-Presbyterian, helped us set the record straight on some seasonal truths and falsehoods:
True or false? Allergies are worse in the spring than they are in the
Arguable.
“There is a lot of overlap between allergies and the common cold, and there is no simple rule to tell them apart,” Dr. Reisacher said.
“But if you have a fever, chills and body aches, that’s a good indication that you’ve got an upper respiratory virus. If there is no fever, but you are sneezing a lot and feel itchy in the nose or eyes, then you probably are suffering with allergies.”
取り上げる単語は"respiratory"です。『ジーニアス英和辞典』第４版（大修館）で調べてみると、「呼吸（用）の、呼吸に関連のある、呼吸器の」という意味があることが分かりました。"a respiratory disease"で「呼吸器疾患」となります。
ここでは、"respiratory virus"なので、「呼吸器のウイルス」つまり、風邪の原因となるウイルスのことを指しています。
LDOCEでは、"relating to breathing or your lungs"と表現されています。(Akim)
