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Unit6PublicHealth Publichealth 1 theoutbreakofanepidemic birdflu avianflu SARS AIDS malaria 2 regionalorinternationalefforttocontain 控制 adeadlydisease3 healthproblems pollution drugabuse obesity andgovernmentcountermeasures Vocabulary outbreak爆发infection感染 传染influenza流行性感冒strain病菌immunize使 免疫vaccinate接种疫苗viral病毒的epidemic流行病pandemic疾病大流行的transmit传播 传染mutation变种 突变contaminate污染cull挑出 病禽 杀死demographic人口统计学的eradicate根除hallucination因患病或吸毒产生的幻觉infectious传染性的insecticide杀虫剂livestock家畜medication药物治疗pathology病理学pediatrics小儿科pharmaceutical药物的pollutant污染物质quarantine隔离 检疫recipient接受者respiratory呼吸道的screen筛选检查stricken遭殃的 患病的terminal晚期的trasmissible可遗传的 可传递的vial状液体的封闭小瓶prescriptionmedicine处方药rabies狂犬病 Pattern Event Source organizationorperson MinistryofHealth卫生部 WHO世界卫生组织 Harm thenumberofpeopleaffected relatedhealthproblemsFurtherdetails time locationoftheoutbreakareasworstaffectedgovernmentcountermeasuresobservationsmadebyhealthinstitutions comments warnings tipsandpredictions SectionD Item1EuropeanhealthexpertshavegatheredinBrusselstoformulatearesponsetorecentbirdfluoutbreaksamongmigratorybirds候鸟 Thepanelendorsedmeasuresthatwouldincreasesurveillance监管andtoughen v 使 困难importbans suchastheEuropeanUnion splan suspendingtheimportsofuntreatedfeathersfromnon EUcountries TheEuropeanCommissionhasdedicatedanadditional2 2milliondollarsforbirdsurveillanceandtestingprograms GermanaothoritiestodayconfirmedthepresenceofthedeadlyH5N1birdfluvirusinwildswansonanislandintheBalticSea OutbreakshavebeenconfirmedintheBalkans巴尔干吧半岛 Turkey theCaspianSeaareasandelsewhere SeveralEUcontrieshaveorderedfarmerstokeeppoultriesindoorstopreventtransmissionofthedisease ButtheWorldOrganizationforAnimalHealthinParissaysthisisnotnecessaryatthepresenttime Item2Aweekafteratoxicwaste有毒废物scandlebroughtdownthegovernmentofIvoryCoast象牙海岸 非洲国家 teamsofIvorianandFrenchexpertsarestilltryingtoestablishexactlywhatthematerialwascomposedof Tonsofwastefromashipweredumpedinleakingdrumsinatleast11openair户外 露天locationinIvoryCoast sbiggestcityAbidian OurcorrespondentJamesCopnallisthere Thelatesthealthministryfiguresshowthatnearly16 000peoplehavesoughttreatmentand6havediedasaresultofthetoxicwaste Thenumbersincreaseddramaticallyeachday Thisdoesnotnecessarilymeanthatthehealthsituationisdeterioratingjustasrapidly however astateofpanicseemtohavesetin meanwhile teamsofFrenchandIvorianexpertswereattemptingtofindoutwhatexactlythetoxicwastewascomposedof Backgroundnote Toxicwastetrade Forthepastthreedecades poorAfricannationshavebeenusedasthedumpingsitesforhazardoustoxicwastematerialsfromdevelopedcountrieswhoareouttoreducethecostsofdisposingorrecyclingtheseby products副产品ofindustries Caughtinastranglehold抑制byeconomichardship manyAfricannationshavebeenluredbythepotentialfinancialgainsofimportingwastefromthewest DAFTTFT Item3TheWhiteHousehasissuedanupdatedversionofitsstrategyfordealingwithapossibleinfluenzapandemic Theplanwarnscities statesandbusinessesthattheyshouldpreparenowtokeepoperatingontheirownandnotcountonfederalhelp andsaysthataflupandemiccouldmakeupto40 oftheworkforcetoosicktoworkfortwoweeksatatimeandthattheinfectioncouldremainactiveinacommunityforuptotwomonths Intheworstcase thereportsays apandemiccouldcauseasmanyastwomilliondeathsintheUnitedStates Influenzapandemicstendtobreakoutwhenanever before seenstrainofthevirusstartspassingfrompersontoperson ScientistsarecurrentlyworriedthattheAsianbirdflumighmutateintothatkindofvirus SectionC Item1ThenumberofpeopleinfectedwithHIV thevirusthatcanleadtoAIDS isstillrisingandhaspassed14millionworldwideforthefirsttime TheUnitedNationssaidtherebeenfivemillionnewinfectionsthisyearandwarnedthatAIDSwasoutstripplingglobalandnationaleffortstocontainit Sub Saharan撒哈拉沙漠以南的Africanremainstheworstaffectedregion InAsia wheremorethan8millionpeopleareinfected theUNsaysinfectionratearerisingsharply ItwarnedthatPakistan inparticular wasonthevergeofaseriousepidemic ACC Item2ThebiggesteverinternationalconferenceonmalariahasbegunintheWestAfricanstateofCameroontodiscussthelatestscientificfindingsonthediseasewhichkillsmorethan1 5millionpeopleworldwideeachyear 75 ofthosevictimsareAfricanchildren Ofthe2 000delegatesmeetinginthecapitalYaounde 80 arefromAfrica Thediseasecoststhecontinentmorethan12billiondollarinlostGDPeachyear Thelatestreserchsuggeststhat41 oftheworld spopulationliveinareaswheremalariaintransmitted TTFFT Item3TheFoodandDrugAdministrationisinvestigatingwhethermorethanonefoodcompanyisresponsibleforanoutbreakofE colibacteria OfficialshavelinkedbadspinachfromNaturalSelectionFoodsasonesourceoftheE coli ThecompanysaystheproductsaresoldunderthebrandnameEarthBoundFarm DoctorDavidAtchisonwiththeFDAsaysNaturalSelectionFoodshasvoluntarilyrecalledthespinach TheFDAadvisesshopperstogetridofanyfreshspinachinbagsorothercontainers Atleastonepersonhasdied Dozensofothershavegottensickinatleast19states SectionB 1 TheproblemofobesityisspreadingintomanydifferentaspectsofAmerican slives Nowresearchershaveconfirmedthatsomechildrenaresofatthattheycan tfinintocarsafetyseatsdes。