<prompt> Translate the following text to EnglishMwanamke huyo alisema: Hii ni kesi ya hatari ya maisha, lakini utafiti unafafanua kesi mbaya kama yoyote ambayo mtoto amepatwa na udhaifu wa muda mrefu wa uwezo wa kimwili, akili, au kihisia, au alihitaji matibabu ya kitaalamu ili kuzuia udhaifu huo wa muda mrefu.  <response>: Her comments left the impression that the cases involved life-threatening assaults, but the study defines serious cases as any in which the child suffered long-term impairment of physical, mental, or emotional capacities, or required professional treatment aimed at preventing such long-term impairment. 