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(136) / 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

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Kenyan Researchers Developing Malaria Vaccine 肯尼亚研究人员开发疟疾疫苗 Malaria control efforts depend mainly on things like chemically-treated mosquito nets and sprays designed to kill the disease-carrying insects. But scientists in Ke

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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

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Each lightning bolt heats the air to 44,000 degrees Fahrenheit hotter than the surface of the Sun. 每一道闪电都能把空气。加热到44,000华氏度比太阳表面还热。 What if we could use these electromagnetic pulses as beacons,beacons

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巴基斯坦开始遏制小儿麻痹症病毒蔓延 Pakistan is moving quickly to try to contain the polio virus after the World Health Organization imposed international travel restrictions on anyone coming from the polio endemic country. Health wor

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Authorities on Taiwan have ordered tens of thousands of doses of the rabies vaccine. The move comes amid the first rabies outbreak on the island in more than 50 years. Health officials have been struggling to contain the outbreak since July 17th afte

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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

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Is there any sound more annoying than the whine of a [dict]mosquito[/dict]? Yes, mosquitoes are pests through and through. But there's more to their irritating whine than meets the ear. For mosquitoes, that's the sound of love. It's well known by sci

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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

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In Bourmor the hospital fought flu with 70s disco. Everybody is Kung-flu fighting. In Birming north London, it was a festive number. I don't want a Christmas with flu. And in Birmingham, they roped in Boxer to convince staff to have the jab. The heav

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DEVELOPMENT REPORT - Gates Foundation Gives $750 Million to Vaccines Alliance; $43 Million Goes to Malaria Drug Project By Jill Moss Broadcast: Monday, February 07, 2005 I'm Gwen Outen with the VOA Sp

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HEALTH REPORT - Bird Flu and Beyond: Health News in 2005 By Cynthia Kirk Broadcast: Wednesday, December 28, 2005 I'm Doug Johnson with the VOA Special English Health Report. We look back this week at

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Why Ebola Is Still Spreading in Congo The Ebola outbreak in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo is moving toward Goma, a city of 1 million people. 埃博拉病毒爆发在刚果民主共和国东部,现在正在向戈马传播。戈马这座城市

发表于:2019-02-19 / 阅读(59) / 评论(0) 分类 2019年VOA慢速英语(二)月

将近一百五十年前有人在美国加州的一条河里发现了光灿灿的金块。这条消息立即传向四面八方,掀起了一股淘金热。发财梦促使八万多人跋山涉水争先恐后地涌到加州的旧金山。 这段被称作

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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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本期内容: Boosted by the performance of its new breast-cancer drug Ibrance and childrens vaccine Prevnar, Pfizer reported results well ahead of expectations. Quarterly sales by Americas largest drugmaker were up 20% year-on-year, to $13 billion

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According to the provincial Food and Drug Administration in Shandong, the two women suspects traded vaccines with 300 illegal distributors across 24 provinces and regions, including some dealers in Beijing. The investigation so far has found 25 types

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There have been heated exchanges during the latest televised debate between the main US Republican presidential hopefuls. It was dominated by attacks on the frontrunner Donald Trump by his two biggest rivals. Senator Ted Cruz questioned Mr Trump's rh

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