美国国家公共电台 NPR How Zika Became So Dangerous For Babies

AILSA CHANG, HOST: Scientists say they have solved a mystery about the Zika virus. They think they've figured out why the virus became a global threat all of a sudden and started causing severe birth defects. As NPR's Michaeleen Doucleff reports, the

VOA慢速英语 世界卫生组织警告全球警惕Zika病毒

Urgent Call to Stop the Spread of Zika Virus 世界卫生组织警告全球警惕Zika病毒 U.S. President Barack Obama has called for immediate development of tests, vaccines and treatments for the Zika virus. The Zika virus has infected people in m

Mosquito Season Means Zika Season, US Experts Warn

Mosquito Season Means Zika Season, US Experts Warn It's nearly the start of summer in the U.S. vacation time for families and breeding time for mosquitoes, including the one that carries the Zika virus. Dr. Tom Frieden, the head of the Centers for Di

美国国家公共电台 NPR POLL: Most Americans Want Congress To Make Zika Funding A High Priority

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美国国家公共电台 NPR How Dangerous Is Zika For Babies, Really?

DAVID GREENE, HOST: Earlier this year, you might remember the Zika virus was spreading through the Americas, and the situation looked dire. Brazil was reporting more than a thousand cases of microcephaly, a condition in which babies are born with ext

科学美国人60秒 SSS Zika Linked to a Variety of Birth Defects

Zika virus infection during pregnancy has been linked to the abnormal brain development called microcephaly. Now a study finds more evidence for the connection. Researchers at the CDC in the U.S. and the National Health Institute in Colombia found th

巴西罕见病毒Zika致婴儿小头

Is Zika Virus in Brazil Causing Brain Damage in Babies? 巴西罕见病毒Zika致婴儿小头 From VOA Learning English, this is the Health Lifestyle report. Health officials in Brazil have declared a state of emergency in several states. They are al

VOA慢速英语2016 专家称Zika病毒或每年感染9300万美洲人

Experts: Zika Could Infect 93 Million in Americas 专家称Zika病毒或每年感染9300万美洲人 Health experts have a new warning about Zika virus. They say the virus will keep spreading before the Zika epidemic finally ends. 健康专家有一个

VOA慢速英语--关注Zika等热带疾病

Spotlight on Zika Helps Neglected Tropical Diseases 关注Zika等热带疾病 The diseases afflict more than a billion people around the world but the media gives little attention to them. They are Neglected Tropical Diseases or NTDs. The World Healt

AS IT IS 2016-02-14 Olympic Athletes Concerned About Zika Virus

AS IT IS 2016-02-14 Olympic Athletes Concerned About Zika Virus With the outbreak of the Zika virus in Brazil, national Olympic committees are discussing whether to send their athletes to the Games. Brazil reported the first case of Zika virus in May

Update: Breakthrough in Fighting Zika

Update: Breakthrough in Fighting Zika From VOA Learning English, this is the Health Lifestyle report. Researches have reported a breakthrough in the search for a treatment for Zika virus. To better understand this report, you will need to know the fo

VOA常速英语2016--预防和控制Zika病毒的办法

预防和控制Zika病毒的办法 Zika virus is transmitted through mosquito bites. In humans, it causes a mild illness known as Zika fever, Zika, or Zika disease. The illness it causes is similar to a mild form of dengue fever and is treated by res

美国国家公共电台 NPR 'Minibrains' Could Help Drug Discovery For Zika And For Alzheimer's

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美国国家公共电台 NPR Zika No Longer Global 'Health Emergency,' WHO Declares

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美国国家公共电台 NPR All U.S. Blood Donations Should Be Screened For Zika, FDA Says

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美国国家公共电台 NPR Is Zika Dangerous For Kids? It Probably Depends On The Age

RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: The Zika virus may have fallen from the daily headlines. But the threat remains when you're traveling to some places. NPR's Michaeleen Doucleff has the latest information about keeping your family safe from Zika. MICHAELEEN DOUCL

CCTV9英语新闻：Puerto Rico debt crisis could hamper Zika response

The White House has expressed concerns that the debt crisis confronting Puerto Rico could hamper its ability to deal with the spread of the Zika virus. The US says the financial turmoil in Puerto Rico is having a negative impact on its public health

CCTV9英语新闻：Chinese scientists find first direct evidence linking Zika virus to microcephaly in lab tests

Related reading: Chinese scientists on Wednesday announced the first direct evidence linking the Zika virus to microcephaly in mice experiments. Xu Zhiheng with the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences in

2016年CRI Imported Zika Cases in China Rise to Five

The two new cases involve a 38-year-old man and his eight-year-old son from Yiwu City in Zhejiang Province. Xiong Huang with the National Health and Family Planning Commission has an update on all of the patients. Currently, a Zika patient in Jiangxi

CCTV9英语新闻：S. Korea unveils 'Zika-proof' Olympic uniforms

South Korea's Olympic committee has unveiled special clothing to protect athletes from the Zika virus when they go to Brazil. The committee said the long-sleeved shirts and trousers would help protect the athletes from the mosquito-borne virus at the