Korean slang profile

질본

jilbon

A shortened name for ‘질병관리본부’, Korea’s disease control and prevention headquarters.

Expanded form: 질병관리본부질병관리본부 (disease control and prevention headquarters)
Other spellings: —
Earliest source found: Sep 8, 2020
Documented trend period: Not verified

This is the earliest source we have verified, not the date the term was coined.

01Examples, with English translations

Example by Julimmal
옛 방역 보도를 읽다가 질본이라는 약칭을 봤어.
I saw the abbreviation 질본 while reading old outbreak-control news.

02Documented history

September 2020뉴시스 shortened the headquarters’ name to ‘질본’ while covering plans to reorganize 질병관리본부 into 질병관리청.[1]

03Origin & word formation

The 2020 article examined gives ‘질병관리본부’ (disease control and prevention headquarters) alongside the abbreviation. When and why the abbreviation was first used could not be established.

Evidence for the origin explanationMedium

The expanded form and meaning were checked in one article. Direct evidence of its first use could not be found.

04Sources

Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.

'384명 순증' 질병관리청 12일 출범…복지부엔 2차관 신설(종합2보) (뉴시스)Published Sep 8, 2020Original source checked Nov 13, 2026