This week's episode is scientifically real. It is supervised by Professor Hirotaka Kanuka from the Department of Tropical Medicine, Jikei University School of Medicine.
It's based on mosquito bite hypersensitivity, which causes rare virus activation and leads to lymphoma in life-threatening cases. There're about 100 cases in Japan.
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I used scientific names in the drama. It's for who wanna know more cuz it's about researchers.
Culex Molestus is commonly known as London Underground Mosquito.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Underground_mosquito
Simuliidae --> Black Fly (turkey gnats)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_fly
Vespinae (True Wasps) and Polistinae (Paper Wasps)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vespinae
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polistinae
Tick -> Ixodidae
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ixodidae
Japanese Spotted Fever
https://www.malacards.org/card/japanese_spotted_fever
Pentatomoidea
カメムシ is actually a family of 21 bugs including shield bugs, giant shield bugs, burrower bugs, stink bugs.
I translated sth like Pentatomoidea(Stink bug).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pentatomoidea
Eosinophils and Eosinophil Count Test
Eosinophils are specialized white blood cells that curb infection and boost inflammation. If you have too many, it’s called eosinophilia. Learn how EOS blood tests can help diagnose allergic reactions…
https://www.webmd.com/asthma/eosinophil-count-facts#1
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I used:
Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT)
Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI)
Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW)
All with short forms, they are official terms. 😄
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