apabóla

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Icelandic

Etymology

From api (mokey) +‎ bóla (bubble), analogous to hlaupabóla (chickenpox, varicella), kúabóla (cowpox).

Noun

apabóla f (genitive singular apabólu, nominative plural apabólur)

  1. (virology) mpox, monkeypox
    • 2003 June 10, “Apabóla kemur upp vestra ”, in Morgunblaðið:
      TALIÐ er að 33 menn í þremur af miðversturríkjum Bandaríkjanna kunni að hafa smitast af svonefndri apabólu, sjúkdómi sem er skyldur bólusott og getur verið banvænn.
      It is believed that 33 people in three Midwestern US states may have contracted the so-called monkeypox, a disease which is related to smallpox and can be deadly.
    • 2023 February 15, “Apabóla”, in Heilsuvera (National Citizen Health Portal):
      Apabóla (e. monkeypox) er sjaldgæfur veirusjúkdómur sem getur smitast á milli manna.
      Monkeypox is a rare viral disease that can be transmitted from person to person.

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  • að fá apabóluto get mpox/monkeypox, to catch mpox/monkeypox
  • að smitast af apabóluto contract mpox/monkeypox, to get infected with mpox/monkeypox