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Translating COVID-19: From Contagion to Containment
Marta Arnaldi1, Eivind Engebretsen2, Charles Forsdick3
1Faculty of Medieval and Modern Languages, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK. marta.arnaldi@mod-langs.ox.ac.uk.
The Journal of Medical Humanities
|June 17, 2022
Summary
This study proposes that pandemics are translational, using translation theory to understand epidemics. This approach offers new insights into cultural and biological resistance for managing infectious diseases like COVID-19.
Area of Science:
- Medical Humanities
- Translation Studies
- Epidemiology
Background:
- Pandemics present complex challenges requiring interdisciplinary approaches.
- Conventional views of translation often exclude scientific contexts.
- Understanding disease spread involves biological and socio-cultural factors.
Purpose of the Study:
- To test the hypothesis that pandemics are inherently translational.
- To explore the utility of translation theory in understanding and managing epidemics.
- To propose a translational medical humanities framework for addressing the COVID-19 crisis.
Main Methods:
- Examining the link between translation and coronavirus disease (SARS-CoV-2).
- Analyzing the cultural, medical, and biocultural dimensions of pandemics.
- Applying translation theory to concepts of infectivity and immunity.
Main Results:
- Translation theory provides a valuable lens for analyzing epidemics.
- A translational medical humanities framework can address multifactorial health crises.
- The study highlights the intersection of sciences and humanities in translation research.
Conclusions:
- Pandemics can be understood through the framework of translation.
- Translation research can be expanded to include scientific and biocultural phenomena.
- This interdisciplinary approach offers novel strategies for managing global health crises.
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