This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Dengue fever is sometimes called break-bone fever. It produces intense pain in the muscles and joints and behind the eyes. People get severe headaches. There are no cures, but most people recover, thoug

发表于:2018-12-01 / 阅读(132) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA慢速英语2008年(十二)月

STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: For most children, staying healthy means staying on schedule for immunizations. That's also true in adulthood, but many people just don't get them. Turns out, this is not such a hard problem to address. Here's NPR's Patti Neighmo

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Over the last week, my administration has taken several precautions to address the challenge posed by the 2009 H1N1 flu virus. Today, Id like to take a few minutes to explain why. This is a new strain of the flu virus, and because we havent develope

发表于:2018-12-05 / 阅读(50) / 评论(0) 分类 美国总统电台演说

Now to that surprising health news from Angelina Jolie. Here she is explaining why she has to miss the L.A. Premier of her new film Unbroken. Take a look. I found out last night that I have chicken pox. So, I will be home, itching and missing everyon

发表于:2018-12-07 / 阅读(57) / 评论(0) 分类 访谈录2014年

Worldwide Cancer Rates Rising Around the world, one is six deaths is from cancer. And a new study notes an increase in cancer rates around the world. 在世界各地,1/6的死亡案例是因为癌症。一项新的研究指出,全球癌症发病率

发表于:2018-12-08 / 阅读(54) / 评论(0) 分类 2018年VOA慢速英语(十)月

Two new cases of H7N9 Avian Influenza were reported in Zhejiang yesterday. One of those infected has reportedly already died. Meanwhile, hospital sources in Jiangsu are reporting the five patients confirmed to be infected in that province are not sho

发表于:2018-12-19 / 阅读(66) / 评论(0) 分类 英闻天下

Two new cases of H7N9 Avian Influenza were reported in Zhejiang yesterday. One of those infected has reportedly already died. Meanwhile, hospital sources in Jiangsu are reporting the five patients confirmed to be infected in that province are not sho

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What word describes something thats widespread over a continent or the world? 下面哪个词语是用来描述某事物流行于大陆或世界? Epidemic, pandemic, polemic or epistemic? Epidemic, pandemic, polemic or epistemic When something like a

发表于:2018-12-20 / 阅读(52) / 评论(0) 分类 CNN美国有线新闻2017年4月

I also ran point on some smaller projects, including the administration's proposal to promote the development of vaccines for infectious diseases. 我还负责一些小型项目,包括推动传染病疫苗开发的提案等工作。 During my four

发表于:2019-01-02 / 阅读(47) / 评论(0) 分类 向前一步

Ebola Outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo Spreads The World Health Organization (WHO) said in a statement Friday that it is raising its assessment of the public health risk from Democratic Republic of Congo's Ebola outbreak from high to very hig

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Broadcast: Feb 07, 2003 The World Health Organization said is about to ship millions of 2) doses of a new meningitis vaccine to almost two dozen countries in Africa. The vaccine was developed in recor

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DEVELOPMENT REPORT – February 25, 2002: Measles in Africa By Jill Moss This is the VOA Special English Development Report. Five leading public health organizations have announced a campaign to reduc

发表于:2019-01-07 / 阅读(88) / 评论(0) 分类 农业与发展

Hello everyone, I'm Catherine Callaway at the CNN center in Atlanta with a look at what's happening NOW IN THE NEWS. The tsunami watch has now been lifted following a powerful earthquake in Indonesia today. At least 75 people were killed and hundred

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This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Evidence is increasing that common influenza viruses are becoming resistant to the main drug used to treat them. The drug is oseltamivir, also known as Tamiflu. The most common seasonal flu virus found i

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VOICE ONE: This is SCIENCE IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. I'm Steve Ember. VOICE TWO: And I'm Shirley Griffith. This week, we will tell about six diseases of the liver. The six diseases come from six different viruses. Doctors have one name for

发表于:2019-01-11 / 阅读(80) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA慢速英语2008年(九)月

This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Malaria kills about one million people a year and sickens another two hundred fifty million. Most of the deaths are in young children in Africa. Malaria causes twenty percent of childhood deaths in Afric

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AS IT IS 2016-09-09 Study: New Dengue Vaccine Could Cause Serious Illness 研究称新登革热疫苗或导致严重疾病 A new study shows a vaccine designed to prevent dengue fever could actually be making people sick. 一项新的研究显示旨在

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Rotavirus Vaccine Arrives in Rwanda More than 3,000 Rwandan children die every year from diarrhea. But health officials say thats about to change with the introduction of the rotavirus vaccine. Rwanda is the latest in a growing number of African coun

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The second type of vaccine contains an attenuated virus. This virus is alive, but has been grown in the lab for several generations, so it isnt able to multiply very well in humans. With the attenuated virus multiplying very slowly, your body is able

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Upper-Intermediate - Planning For The Worst (D0025) A: Well, right, lets move to our next order of business,as many of you are aware, in recent weeks there has been a lot of media coverage surrounding this bird flu issue. And its come to my attention

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