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14 A Widespread Epidemic GLOSSARY outbreak the moment when something begins to happen very suddenly,affecting many people * The outbreak of war caused panic in the streets. disease illness; something that makes a person sick* Dominic suffers from a r

VOA标准英语2011--Strategy to End AIDS Epidemic

Strategy to End AIDS Epidemic 终结艾滋病的策略 A leading AIDS advocacy group says while the end of the HIV/AIDS epidemic is within reach, success is far from assured. AVAC has released a science-based agenda to end the more than 30-year-old e

VOA标准英语2012--Study Says Pregnant Women Should Get Flu Shot

Study Says Pregnant Women Should Get Flu Shot During the 2009 H1N1 influenza pandemic, pregnant women faced a greater risk of life-threatening complications and many were hospitalized. Dr. Michael Katz from the March of Dimes says influenza is a seri

2007年VOA标准英语-Scientists Study Old Virus to Predict Impact of

By Jessica Berman Washington 17 January 2007 If or when it strikes, the avian flu pandemic would likely kill victims by switching on an uncontrolled immune system response. That's according to researchers, who studied a 90-year-old flu virus in the h

Ivory Coast Worries about Possible Polio Epidemic

Ivory Coast Worries about Possible Polio Epidemic Nico Colombant Health workers and religious leaders in Ivory Coast are increasingly worried their country could become infected with polio from northe

2006年VOA标准英语-Study Shows Costs of a Worldwide Pandemic: Stag

By Mil Arcega Washington, DC 14 November 2006 warch Pandemic Impact A specialized information network known as MIDAS, short for Models of Infectious Disease Agent Study, shows an avian flu outbreak could wreak serious havoc on people and economies a

VOA慢速英语2011--Study Says AIDS Drugs Can Raise Life Exp

Health Report - Study Says AIDS Drugs Can Raise Life Expectancy in Africa 健康报道 - 研究表明艾滋病药物可以提高非洲预期寿命 This is the VOA Special English Health Report. 这里是美国之音慢速英语健康报道。 Scienti

voa标准英语2008-Cholera Epidemic in Zimbabwe Continues to Worsen

U.N. aid agencies said they are facing enormous difficulties in efforts to contain the deadly cholera epidemic that has affected thousands of people in Zimbabwe. They said the health system in the country has collapsed and even the most basic suppli

VOA标准英语2012--Marshaling Resources to Stop the Epidemic

Marshaling Resources to Stop the Epidemic Two leading advocacy organizations have issued a new report outlining their plan to bring an end to the HIV/AIDS epidemic. The report is being released ahead of the 19th International AIDS Conference in Washi

VOA标准英语2011--Study Says Tobacco Smoking Fuels TB Epidemic

Study Says Tobacco Smoking Fuels TB Epidemic A recent report from the World Health Organization noted that for the first time, the number of people falling ill and dying from tuberculosis is declining. But with nearly one fifth of the world's populat

VOA标准英语2012--Global Infertility Rates Generally Hold Steady

Global Infertility Rates Generally Hold Steady The World Health Organization says infertility rates around the world have remained relatively stable since 1990. Almost 50 million couples worldwide were unable to have a child after five years of tryin

2007年VOA标准英语-New Study Links Obesity in Children With Lack o

By Carol Pearson Washington, D.C. 13 February 2007 watch Sleep report Children who do not get enough sleep are often irritable and unable to concentrate in school. But now a new study suggests lack of sleep could also contribute to the epidemic of ch

U.S. obesity epidemic continues unabated

LOS ANGELES, July 7 (Xinhua) -- Obesity rates in the United States climbed over the past year in 16 states, and not a single state reported a decline in the proportion of excessively overweight residents, according to a report released on Thursday. T

每日一词【606】epidemic：流行病

今天我们要学的词是epidemic。 Epidemic, 是流行病的意思。星期一是世界艾滋病日。 World AIDS Day was established in 1988 to increase the awareness of the epidemic, 世界艾滋病日是1988年创立的，目的在于增加社会

学个词Learn a Word 第606期 Epidemic

今天我们要学的词是epidemic。 Epidemic, 是流行病的意思。星期一是世界艾滋病日。 World AIDS Day was established in 1988 to increase the awareness of the epidemic, 世界艾滋病日是1988年创立的，目的在于增加社会

2007年VOA标准英语-Hepatitis B Already Global Epidemic

By Carol Pearson Washington 07 September 2007 Hepatitis B is caused by a virus that infects the liver, causing disease that can lead to a deadly cancer. The World Health Organization calls hepatitis B a serious global public health problem. Many peop

2007年VOA标准英语-California Students Learn Emergency Radio, Firs

By Mike O'Sullivan Los Angeles 08 March 2007 Students in California are learning emergency skills to help if a disaster strikes their community. Mike O'Sullivan reports, they are mastering first aid and disaster communications. Tom Baker Tom Baker t

2006年VOA标准英语-Study: Hip Fractures Set to Become Global Epide

By David McAlary Washington 15 June 2006 Australian and British researchers say the number of fractured hips is expected to nearly quadruple worldwide by mid-century as the population ages. This means an increasing burden on health care systems unle

Indonesia's smoking babies 'epidemic'

Indonesia's smoking babies 'epidemic' What if the chain-smoking toddler in a 2010 viral video was just the tip of the country's tobacco problem? After a video of a chain-smoking 2-year-old Indonesian boy, Aldi, went viral last year, piling up 13 mill

中英双语新闻——224 Crackdown on epidemic cheating

Registration for the national entrance examinations for postgraduate study started last month, but it seems some students cant resist the temptation to take shortcuts. 上个月，全国考研报名工作启动，而似乎有那么一些学生抵制不