台湾登革热疫情累计病例破万
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TAIPEI, Sept. 16 (Xinhua) -- The public has been called on to prevent dengue fever in Taiwan as the number of cases breaks 10,000 across the island.
From the start of summer to Wednesday, the number of dengue fever cases has climbed to 10,384, with 9,103 cases reported in the southern city of Tainan and another 1,108 in neighboring Kaohsiung, Taiwan's disease control center said.
Number of deaths has reached 54 since May, 18 of which were confirmed to have died from the disease while the other 36 are still being reviewed, said Liu Ting-ping, director of the epidemic 1 information department of the center. Another 38 dengue fever patients are still in intensive care.
An island-wide epidemic command center was established on Monday.
Mass mobilization in Taiwan after dengue fever cases top 10,000
During the first meeting, attended by senior executive officials, representatives of related departments and health experts, the center decided 2 to set up partial quarantine system to contain the spread of the disease.
Dengue fever outbreak areas are first rated based on their reported numbers. Then a conceptual wall will be set up surrounding the most severe areas, or the actual source of the infectious disease, so that medical resources are allocated 3 more efficiently 4, center commander Mao Chi-kuo explained.
Cleaning squads 5 are required to spray pesticides 6 in those areas one to two hours every day. Employees of local health departments then tour rooftops, drains, pools, flowerpots and other places that might contain standing 7 water for mosquito larvae 8.
Residents living inside the marked areas are mobilized to carry out regular inspections 9 to make sure their living environment is clean and dry. Anyone who fail to clean up dirty water around their homes will face huge fines, the command center said.
Dengue is a mosquito-borne, potentially fatal disease that mainly affects people in tropical and subtropical regions, causing fever, nausea 10 and muscle and joint 11 aches.
n.流行病；盛行；adj.流行性的，流传极广的
- That kind of epidemic disease has long been stamped out.那种传染病早已绝迹。
- The authorities tried to localise the epidemic.当局试图把流行病限制在局部范围。
adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的
- This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
- There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。
adv.高效率地，有能力地
- The worker oils the machine to operate it more efficiently.工人给机器上油以使机器运转更有效。
- Local authorities have to learn to allocate resources efficiently.地方政府必须学会有效地分配资源。
n.（军队中的）班( squad的名词复数 )；（暗杀）小组；体育运动的运动（代表）队；（对付某类犯罪活动的）警察队伍
- Anti-riot squads were called out to deal with the situation. 防暴队奉命出动以对付这一局势。 来自辞典例句
- Three squads constitute a platoon. 三个班组成一个排。 来自辞典例句
n.杀虫剂( pesticide的名词复数 )；除害药物
- vegetables grown without the use of pesticides 未用杀虫剂种植的蔬菜
- There is a lot of concern over the amount of herbicides and pesticides used in farming. 人们对农业上灭草剂和杀虫剂的用量非常担忧。 来自《简明英汉词典》
n.持续，地位；adj.永久的，不动的，直立的，不流动的
- After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
- They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。
n.幼虫
- Larvae are parasitic on sheep.幼虫寄生在绵羊的身上。
- The larvae prey upon small aphids.这种幼虫以小蚜虫为食。
n.检查( inspection的名词复数 )；检验；视察；检阅
- Regular inspections are carried out at the prison. 经常有人来视察这座监狱。
- Government inspections ensure a high degree of uniformity in the standard of service. 政府检查确保了在服务标准方面的高度一致。 来自《简明英汉词典》
n.作呕，恶心；极端的憎恶(或厌恶)
- Early pregnancy is often accompanied by nausea.怀孕期常有恶心的现象。
- He experienced nausea after eating octopus.吃了章鱼后他感到恶心。
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