Swine flu spread 'not sustained
英语课
Swine flu spread 'not sustained 1'猪流感疫情继续传播
The number of confirmed cases（确诊病例）of swine flu in the UK has risen to 15.英国猪流感确诊病例上升到15人。
The increase, from 13, comes as health chiefs await the results of more than 600 tests for the disease.
Both new cases were in England, involving an adult in Merseyside - the husband of a woman already diagnosed 2 - and a six-year-old girl in Oxfordshire.
The Health Protection Agency (HPA) said both new cases had visited Mexico. The Merseyside couple were being treated at home and are "quite well", they added.
The HPA also said the girl had not exhibited symptoms while attending school, meaning school closure was not necessary.
The increase in confirmed numbers comes after the first two cases of Britons falling ill without having travelled to Mexico.
Barry Greatorex, 43, from South Gloucestershire, had been in contact with a traveller to the country.
And Graeme Pacitti of Falkirk was infected（被感染的）through contact with the first British people to develop the flu.
But the Health Protection Agency said those two cases did "not yet represent sustained human-to-human transmission（传输，传送，变速器）".
"All patients had contact with individuals who had reported illness and travel history to Mexico."
The agency said the risk to the general public was still very low, but advised anyone who had been ill with flu symptoms in Mexico to get tested on their return to the UK.
Cases had previously 3 been confirmed in Newcastle, Scotland, Merseyside, Devon, South Gloucestershire, Worcestershire and London.
Scottish Health Secretary Nicola Sturgeon said that one new probable case is currently 4 under investigation 5 in Scotland, and that it was known to be travel-related.
Mr Greatorex - who has been quarantined（隔离的） and given treatment - said he believed he contracted it while in a meeting with a colleague who was "coughing and spluttering（溅射）".
He told the BBC: "I knew it wasn't just an ordinary cold or an ordinary flu. We're dealing 6 with it as a family. We're quite close as a family so we're sticking together through it."
Neither his wife nor son had so far shown any signs of the illness, he added.
Health Secretary Alan Johnson said that as of Friday, 26,000 calls had been made to the NHS flu line.
"Whilst（当。。。时，可是，虽然，只要） we hope for the best and all the evidence is that's working, we have to prepare for other eventualities（不测的事，可能发生的事） and that's what we're doing.
"We definitely have a virus that's gone from swine to human and then been developed from human to human, so we're quite rightly, that's why we're at phase five of a WHO alert 7.
"That didn't happen with Sars and it didn't happen with bird flu, so quite clearly there is a flu out there that we've never seen before, so we're not in any way complacent（满足的，自满的，得意的）."
Dr Iain Stephenson, senior lecturer（高级讲师）in infectious 8 diseases at the University of Leicester, said it was important not to over-react, but also be prepared.
He told the BBC: "It's quite possible that this will just slowly disappear and that will be the end of it. However, it is possible that this virus could adapt and change more rapidly."
Symptoms of swine flu in humans appear to be similar to those produced by standard, seasonal 9 flu.
The HPA said all those in the UK who have contracted the disease appear to be suffering mild symptoms.
In cases outside Mexico - where officials have revised（改进的，修改的） the number of suspected deaths from 176 to 101 - the effects do not appear to be severe, although the death of a Mexican child has been confirmed in the US.
The World Health Organization, meanwhile, has set its pandemic（全国流行的）alert level at five and says it has no immediate 10 plans to move to the highest level of six.
'Wait and see'
A UK schoolgirl, who is among the 15 people to have contracted the virus, is believed to have been on the same plane as the first two Britons to be diagnosed with the disease.
The girl's school - Downend, which is also in South Gloucestershire - will be closed until 11 May and parents have been told to contact their family doctor if any child shows symptoms.
Officials said the two South Gloucestershire cases were not connected.
Another school in Paignton, Devon, also closed its doors this week after it was confirmed a 12-year-old girl had contracted swine flu.
Dr Gabriel Scally, regional director of public health for south-west England, said the decision to close the schools was a necessary precaution.(预防，留心，警戒)
Daily visits to the NHS Direct website have reached 85,000, compared with about 55,000 a week earlier.
Information leaflets 11 about how to reduce the chances of spreading infection are due to begin arriving in people's homes from next Tuesday.
The only destination（目的地，终点）the government is telling travellers to avoid as a result of the outbreak（爆发） is Mexico.
Simon Calder, travel editor for the Independent newspaper, said several major operators had cancelled flights to Mexico.
He said operators were giving people planning to travel over the next week the option of changing destinations or a refund（偿还）.
However holidaymakers with travel plans for the next three weeks may only be offered a change in destination.
Those with plans any further in advance would have to "wait and see", and were currently unable to cancel or change destinations.
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The number of confirmed cases（确诊病例）of swine flu in the UK has risen to 15.英国猪流感确诊病例上升到15人。
The increase, from 13, comes as health chiefs await the results of more than 600 tests for the disease.
Both new cases were in England, involving an adult in Merseyside - the husband of a woman already diagnosed 2 - and a six-year-old girl in Oxfordshire.
The Health Protection Agency (HPA) said both new cases had visited Mexico. The Merseyside couple were being treated at home and are "quite well", they added.
The HPA also said the girl had not exhibited symptoms while attending school, meaning school closure was not necessary.
The increase in confirmed numbers comes after the first two cases of Britons falling ill without having travelled to Mexico.
Barry Greatorex, 43, from South Gloucestershire, had been in contact with a traveller to the country.
And Graeme Pacitti of Falkirk was infected（被感染的）through contact with the first British people to develop the flu.
But the Health Protection Agency said those two cases did "not yet represent sustained human-to-human transmission（传输，传送，变速器）".
"All patients had contact with individuals who had reported illness and travel history to Mexico."
The agency said the risk to the general public was still very low, but advised anyone who had been ill with flu symptoms in Mexico to get tested on their return to the UK.
Cases had previously 3 been confirmed in Newcastle, Scotland, Merseyside, Devon, South Gloucestershire, Worcestershire and London.
Scottish Health Secretary Nicola Sturgeon said that one new probable case is currently 4 under investigation 5 in Scotland, and that it was known to be travel-related.
Mr Greatorex - who has been quarantined（隔离的） and given treatment - said he believed he contracted it while in a meeting with a colleague who was "coughing and spluttering（溅射）".
He told the BBC: "I knew it wasn't just an ordinary cold or an ordinary flu. We're dealing 6 with it as a family. We're quite close as a family so we're sticking together through it."
Neither his wife nor son had so far shown any signs of the illness, he added.
Health Secretary Alan Johnson said that as of Friday, 26,000 calls had been made to the NHS flu line.
"Whilst（当。。。时，可是，虽然，只要） we hope for the best and all the evidence is that's working, we have to prepare for other eventualities（不测的事，可能发生的事） and that's what we're doing.
"We definitely have a virus that's gone from swine to human and then been developed from human to human, so we're quite rightly, that's why we're at phase five of a WHO alert 7.
"That didn't happen with Sars and it didn't happen with bird flu, so quite clearly there is a flu out there that we've never seen before, so we're not in any way complacent（满足的，自满的，得意的）."
Dr Iain Stephenson, senior lecturer（高级讲师）in infectious 8 diseases at the University of Leicester, said it was important not to over-react, but also be prepared.
He told the BBC: "It's quite possible that this will just slowly disappear and that will be the end of it. However, it is possible that this virus could adapt and change more rapidly."
Symptoms of swine flu in humans appear to be similar to those produced by standard, seasonal 9 flu.
The HPA said all those in the UK who have contracted the disease appear to be suffering mild symptoms.
In cases outside Mexico - where officials have revised（改进的，修改的） the number of suspected deaths from 176 to 101 - the effects do not appear to be severe, although the death of a Mexican child has been confirmed in the US.
The World Health Organization, meanwhile, has set its pandemic（全国流行的）alert level at five and says it has no immediate 10 plans to move to the highest level of six.
'Wait and see'
A UK schoolgirl, who is among the 15 people to have contracted the virus, is believed to have been on the same plane as the first two Britons to be diagnosed with the disease.
The girl's school - Downend, which is also in South Gloucestershire - will be closed until 11 May and parents have been told to contact their family doctor if any child shows symptoms.
Officials said the two South Gloucestershire cases were not connected.
Another school in Paignton, Devon, also closed its doors this week after it was confirmed a 12-year-old girl had contracted swine flu.
Dr Gabriel Scally, regional director of public health for south-west England, said the decision to close the schools was a necessary precaution.(预防，留心，警戒)
Daily visits to the NHS Direct website have reached 85,000, compared with about 55,000 a week earlier.
Information leaflets 11 about how to reduce the chances of spreading infection are due to begin arriving in people's homes from next Tuesday.
The only destination（目的地，终点）the government is telling travellers to avoid as a result of the outbreak（爆发） is Mexico.
Simon Calder, travel editor for the Independent newspaper, said several major operators had cancelled flights to Mexico.
He said operators were giving people planning to travel over the next week the option of changing destinations or a refund（偿还）.
However holidaymakers with travel plans for the next three weeks may only be offered a change in destination.
Those with plans any further in advance would have to "wait and see", and were currently unable to cancel or change destinations.
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adj.持久的，持续的v.维持( sustain的过去式和过去分词 )；支撑；忍受；长期保持
- Without correct leadership, the enthusiasm of the masses cannot be sustained. 没有正确的领导，群众的积极性就不可能持久。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
- He has sustained a great loss by the death of his father. 他父亲的去世使他蒙受巨大的损失。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
诊断( diagnose的过去式和过去分词 )
- Some foetal malformations cannot be diagnosed until late in pregnancy. 有些胎儿的畸形部位得等到妊娠后期才能诊断出来。
- He diagnosed the trouble that caused the engine to knock. 他找出了引擎咔咔响的毛病所在。
adv.以前，先前（地）
- The bicycle tyre blew out at a previously damaged point.自行车胎在以前损坏过的地方又爆开了。
- Let me digress for a moment and explain what had happened previously.让我岔开一会儿，解释原先发生了什么。
adv.通常地，普遍地，当前
- Currently it is not possible to reconcile this conflicting evidence.当前还未有可能去解释这一矛盾的例证。
- Our contracts are currently under review.我们的合同正在复查。
n.调查，调查研究
- In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
- He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。
n.经商方法，待人态度
- This store has an excellent reputation for fair dealing.该商店因买卖公道而享有极高的声誉。
- His fair dealing earned our confidence.他的诚实的行为获得我们的信任。
adj.机警的，活泼的，机灵的；vt.使...警觉
- Drivers must be on the alert for traffic signals.驾驶员必须密切注意交通信号。
- The rabbIt'seems to be very alert all its life.兔子似乎一生都小心翼翼，十分警觉。
adj.传染的，有传染性的，有感染力的
- Influenza is an infectious disease.流感是一种传染病。
- What an infectious laugh she has!她的笑声多么具有感染力啊！
adj.季节的，季节性的
- The town relies on the seasonal tourist industry for jobs.这个城镇依靠季节性旅游业提供就业机会。
- The hors d'oeuvre is seasonal vegetables.餐前小吃是应时蔬菜。
adj.立即的；直接的，最接近的；紧靠的
- His immediate neighbours felt it their duty to call.他的近邻认为他们有责任去拜访。
- We declared ourselves for the immediate convocation of the meeting.我们主张立即召开这个会议。