关于SARS(萨斯)命名的讨论

Discussion on Nomination of SARS (Sa Si)

20 0 2年底 ,我国广东出现一种传染性肺炎 ,因有别于细菌性肺炎 ,而被命名为“传染性非典型肺炎” ,而用得更多的是“非典型肺炎” ,或简称“非典”。 2 0 0 3年 3月WHO将其命名为“严重急性呼吸综合征” (severeacuterespiratorysyndrome ,SARS)。“非典型肺炎”不是新名词 ,概念过于宽泛 ,且有WHO命名的病名 ,为方便国际学术交流 ,目前应使用SARS。在我国及其他汉语地区出现SARS的多种中文译法 ,借鉴“艾滋病”的音译经验 ,推荐用“萨斯”为中文译名。中医界要像接受“艾滋病”病名那样来接受“萨斯”病名 ,没有必要另定新病名。为了让世界分享中医药防治SARS的成果 ,中医界应该使用目前WHO统一的病名。

At the end of 2002, a kind of infectious pneumonia appeared in Guangdong Province, China It was quite different from the pneumonia caused by bacteria, hence, the title of “infectious atypical pneumonia” was given, while the name “atypical pneumonia” was mostly applied or “Fei Dian” in Chinese mandarin for short In March 2003, WHO named this disease “Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)” Since “Atypical Pneumonia” is not a new term and its implication is too extensive and vague In order to facilitate international communication, it is preferable to adopt the title of SARS proposed by WHO In view of the transliteration of “Ai Zi Bing” for AIDS, we recommend the Chinese transliteration of “Sa Si” as the short form for SARS instead of some Chinese terms for SARS in China as well as in other Chinese spoken regions Consulting the transliteration for AIDS, we suggest that the professionals of TCM should accept the name, SARS (Sa Si) Indeed, there is no need to rename another Chinese name for SARS in TCM In order to share the achievements acquired by the treatment and prevention for SARS in TCM with the whole world, it is highly recommended that the application of the unified name of SARS proposed by WHO in TCM should be accepted