FEB. 2008

No.60

LIVING GUIDE MORIOKA

MORIOKA INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS ASSOCIATION〒 020-8531 MORIOKA-SHI WAKAZONO-CHO 2-18
TEL 019-626-7524

e-mail moriintl@nifty.com
http://www.e-morioka.com/~moriintl/top.html

Stay healthy for surviving the winter of Morioka ！

In Morioka we have one of the coldest climates in the cold Tohoku Region. We need to stayhealthy, above all, to survive the long and cold winter of Morioka.
At this time of the year, in particular, we have the epidemic of the flu. Let’s see how we cankeep the flu away and what we should do when we catch it.

What’s flu?

＊ Keep regular ours daily.

You catch influenza, or

Go to bed early and have well-balanced meals,commonly known as flu,by which you can develop your physical strength

when you get infectedagainst the flu virus. Keep yourself healthy andwith the influenza virus.

strong by light exercises such as walking andYou’ll have soar throat,

jogging. You may be also able to avoid getting

runny nose and coughs

overweight during winter!

like when you have a cold.
What makes flu different＊ Vaccine helps.

from the common cold is that you will have a highIf you get a flu vaccination, you can avoid

fever, which may be 38 degrees Celsius or more,developing terrible symptoms even if you catchand abruptly develop a headache, muscle pains

the flu. You need to pay the full cost of theand other symptoms in the entire body. In Japan

vaccination, however, since the health insurance

the flu goes around from November to April.

does not cover vaccination. It’s better to have

How we can keep flu away?

vaccination as early as
possible because its effects will

＊ Wash your hands and gargle.

not be seen until about two

Wash your hands and gargle when you are backweeks after the shot.

from outdoors. By gargling you can wash away thevirus you have breathed in. By washing your hands
you can prevent the virus on your hands fromgoing into your body through the mouth. You canalso avoid inhaling the virus by wearing a flu mask
when you go out.

What you should do when you catch the flu?
＊ Go to your doctor as soon as possible.
It is said to take about a week normally to recoverfrom the flu. However, the earlier you go to your＊ Try not to dry the indoor air.

doctor, the lighter your symptoms will be.

The defensive function of your throat is weakened＊ Put on the flu mask when you need to go out.

when the indoor air get dryer. Use a humidifier in

Put on a flu mask to prevent the virus fromthe room to keep the humidity at 50-60 percent, as

infecting others. Cover your mouth with somethe air in the room often gets too dry.

tissue paper when you sneeze or cough.

＊ Stay quiet and have a good sleep.
When you have a persistent fever, you will
be dehydrated because you sweat a lot.

when you don’t have appetite. Avoid
fatty or spicy foods, which will strain yourweakened stomach.

Rehydrate yourself with such drinks as boiled
water, tea or hot milk. Keep your physicalstrength and take good nutrition to speed
up the recovery. Warm foods are better

Japanese phrases at clinics / hospitals＊ General受付JapaneseUketsuke

English
ReceptionChinese门诊窗口初診ShoshinFirst-Time Visit

初次就诊

外来

Gairai

Outpatient

外来患者

保険証

HokenshoHealth Insurance Card

保险证

診察券

Shinsatsu-ken

Patient’s Card门诊卡

待合室

Machiai-shitsu

Waiting Room等候室

処方箋

Shohosen

Prescription处方薬局Yakkyoku

Pharmacy

药店

医者

Isha

Doctor

医生

看護師

Kangoshi

Nurse

护士

＊ Japanese words for symptoms

Japanese
胸がムカムカする Mune ga muka-muka suru.

EnglishI feel sick.

Chinese恶心

胸が苦しい

Mune ga kurushii.

I have chest pains.

胸闷

頭痛がする

Zutsu ga suru.

I have a headache.

头痛

身体がだるいKarada ga darui.

I feel tired.

浑身没劲

熱があるNetsu ga aru.

I have a fever.

发烧きもちが悪い

Kimochi ga warui.

I don’t feel well.

不舒服

腰がいたい

Koshi ga itai.

My back hurts.

腰痛

食欲が無い

Shokuyoku ga nai.

I have no appetite.

没有食欲

貧血気味ですHinketsu-gimi desu.

I feel anemic.

有点贫血

お腹がいたいOnaka ga itai.

My stomach hurts.

腹痛

吐き気がする

Hakike ga suru.

I feel nauseated.

想吐下痢をしている

Geri wo shiteiru.

I have diarrhea.

拉肚子＊ For more information, see the websites below.
http://www.mhlw.go.jp/bunya/kenkou/kekkaku-kansenshou01/07qa.html#2（Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare）
http://www.city.shinjuku.tokyo.jp/foreign/japanese/guide/byouki/byouki̲3.html（Shinjuku Ward, Tokyo）