cacar monyet

Malay

Etymology

Calque of English monkeypox.

Noun

cacar monyet (Jawi spelling چاچر موڽيت)

  1. (pathology) monkeypox
    • 2018 September 12, “Britain laporkan dua kes jangkitan penyakit cacar monyet [Britain reports two cases of monkeypox infection]”, in Astro Awani[1]:
      Meskipun cacar monyet tidak seteruk cacar biasa dan boleh dirawat dalam tempoh beberapa minggu, ia boleh membawa maut dalam kes-kes tertentu.
      Although monkeypox is not as severe as common chickenpox and can be treated within a few weeks, it can be fatal in certain cases.

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