Doctors say that the very worst cases develop a condition called A-R-D-S, or ARDS. This is short for acute respiratory distress syndrome.

医生表示，极重病例可能会发展成急性呼吸窘迫综合征（简称ARDS）。

The researchers also found that the use of statin drugs was associated with a decreased incidence of acute respiratory distress syndrome in COVID-19 patients.

研究人员还发现，他汀类药物的使用与新冠肺炎患者急性呼吸窘迫综合征发生率的降低有关。

Respiratory distress syndrome, or (RDS), occurs when a person cannot breathe due to lack of sufficient surfactant.

呼吸窘迫综合征（RDS）是指由于缺乏足够的表面活性剂而导致呼吸困难。

Complications such as severe pneumonia, respiratory failure, acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), and cardiac injury, including fatal outcomes, have been reported in China.

严重肺炎、呼吸衰竭、急性呼吸窘迫综合征 (ARDS) 和心脏损伤等并发症， 包括致命结局， 在中国已有报道。

Finally, acute pancreatitis can lead to acute respiratory distress syndrome, or ARDS, which is where massive pancreatic inflammation leads to leaky blood vessels throughout the body, which makes it hard to breath.

最后，急性胰腺炎可导致急性呼吸窘迫综合征（ARDS），即失控的胰腺炎症导致全身血管渗漏，让人呼吸困难。

And if there are severe lung damage, that can cause acute respiratory distress syndrome, or ARDS, which occurs when the lung inflammation is so severe that fluid builds up around and within the lungs.

如果出现严重的肺损伤可以导致急性呼吸窘迫综合征，即ARDS，这种情况在肺部炎症极度严重而导致肺部出现积液时即可发生。