Table 1.
Results of the survey.
| Raw data | English translation | Frequency (%) |
| 신종 | New | 1 (1.8) |
| 신종플루 | New flua | 23 (41.1) |
| 신종플루 증상 | New flu symptom | 1 (1.8) |
| 신종플루 증세 | New flu sign | 1 (1.8) |
| 신종플루, 독감 | New flu, bad cold | 2 (3.6) |
| 신종플루, 목아픔 | New flu, neck pain | 1 (1.8) |
| 신종플루, 백신, Tamiflu | New flu, vaccine, Tamiflu (English)b | 1 (1.8) |
| 신종플루, 신플 증상 | New flu, new flu (abbr.)c symptom | 1 (1.8) |
| 신종플루, 인플루엔자, H1N1, PCR | New flu, influenza, H1N1 (English)b, PCRd (English)b | 1 (1.8) |
| 신종플루, 조류독감 | New flu, bird flu | 1 (1.8) |
| 신종플루의 치료, 합병증 | New flu, treatment, complication | 1 (1.8) |
| 신종플루증상 | New flu symptom | 1 (1.8) |
| 신종플루증세, 예방, 마스크 | New flu sign, prevention, mask | 1 (1.8) |
| 신플증상 | New flu (abbr.)c symptom | 1 (1.8) |
| 열, 기침 | Fever, cough | 1 (1.8) |
| 유행성독감, influenza | Epidemic bad cold, influenza (English)b | 1 (1.8) |
| 인플루엔자 | Influenza | 7 (12.5) |
| 인플루엔자, 신종독감, 신종 플루 | Influenza, new bad cold, new flu | 1 (1.8) |
| 인플루엔자, 조류독감 | Influenza, bird flu | 1 (1.8) |
| 인플루엔자, 조류독감, 돼지독감, 신종플루 | Influenza, bird flu, swine flu, new flu | 1 (1.8) |
| 조류독감 | Bird flu | 5 (8.9) |
| 조류독감, 사망 | Bird flu, decease | 1 (1.8) |
| 증상, 목통증 | Symptom, throat pain | 1 (1.8) |
| Total |
|
200 (100.0) |
aSince the Influenza A (H1N1) pandemic period, media began to use “New flu (신종플루)” to distinguish the H1N1 influenza and previous influenzas in Korea. In 2010, KCDC announced that the official term was “Influenza (인플루엔자)”. But “New flu (신종플루)” and “Bad cold (독감)” are still more popular terms than “Flu (플루)” or “Influenza (인플루엔자)” in Korea. “Bad cold (독감)” in Korean has two meanings: one is influenza and the other, a severe common cold.
bThe query was originally submitted in English.
cAbbreviation: “New flu (abbr.) (신플)” is the abbreviation of “New flu (신종플루)” in Korean.
dPCR: polymerase chain reaction.