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2018-06-23 01:32:30标题:《中英对照读新闻》
Nipah Virus, Dangerous and Little Known, Spreads in India－
危险但鲜为人知的立百病毒在印度扩散
新闻来源: (须有正确连结)
http://m.ltn.com.tw/news/world/paper/1210313
2018-06-20◎魏国金
A rare, brain-damaging virus has broken out in the state of Kerala, India,
for the first time, infecting at least 18 people and killing 17 of them,
according to the World Health Organization.
一种罕见、伤害脑部的病毒首度在印度喀拉拉邦爆发，感染至少18人，其中17人死亡，
世界卫生组织指出。
The Nipah virus naturally resides in fruit bats across South and Southeast
Asia, and can spread to humans through contact with the animals’ bodily
fluids. There is no vaccine and no cure.
立百病毒自然寄宿于南亚与东南亚的狐蝠，并可透过接触该动物的体液而传播给人类。
没有疫苗，也没有药物可以对治。
The virus is listed by the W.H.O. as a high priority for research. Current
treatment measures are insufficient, according to Dr. Stuart Nichol, the head
of the viral special pathogens branch at the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention.
该病毒被世卫组织列入高优先研究名单。
当前的治疗措施不足，美国疾病管制与预防中心病毒特殊病原体部门主任尼科尔博士说。
"There’s a market failure for protecting people from this," said Dr. Steve
Luby, an epidemiologist at Stanford University. "It’s not like treating
baldness or breast cancer, where wealthy people will pay for your product.
There’s no big customer here, no incentive, until it escalates."
“保护人们免于该病毒感染的市场失灵”，
史丹福大学流行病学家鲁比博士说。
“这不像治疗秃头或乳癌，有钱人会花钱买你的产品。
在这里没有大客户、没有诱因，直到疫情愈演愈烈为止。”
The Nipah infection produces flulike symptoms, including fevers, body aches
and vomiting, which often progress to acute respiratory syndrome and
encephalitis. Some survivors show persistent neurological effects, including
personality changes.
感染立百病毒会产生类似流感的症状，包括发烧、身体疼痛与呕吐，
并常发展成急性肺炎症候群与脑炎。
有些幸存者出现持续性的神经性影响，包括性格改变。
《新闻辞典》
reside：居住、存在于。
例句：Her charm resides in her happy smile.（她的魅力在于展露愉快的微笑。）
incentive：诱因、奖励、动力。
例句：He has no incentive to work harder.（他没有更卖力工作的动力。）
persistent：持续的、坚持不懈的。
例如：a persistent smell（持续不散的气味）。
印度喀拉拉邦的医护人员搬运一名立百病毒罹难者遗体。（路透档案照）
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