访谈录 2014-01-07&01-09 H1N1流感肆虐美国 专家教你防流感

 Turning out to health alert this morning, we are seeing real jump in flu across America, ten states are now seeing  wild spread-out rakes up from just four one week early. Lets now go to Doctor Jeniffer Ashton who is in Boston this morning. 

 

Doctor Ashton, good morning, how severe is the flu we are seeing at this point of the season? 

 

In terms of the severity it's really the same severity that we've been seen so far. The flu season has period we expect that happen in January and February. But what's changed recently is how many states are affected¹ as you said, now ten states reporting wild spread flu activity that's up  from four. And if you look them at map it's everywhere from Alaska and Wyoming to New York and right here in Massachusetts. 

 

That's interesting to see how spread-out it is. What flu string is predominate and what are signs and symptoms of this particular string?

 

So fat what's states are reporting to the CDC and local health officers are the influenza² H1N1 string. This is the string that cause the pain epidemic³ in 2009. It's contained in this year's flu vaccine⁴ so it's well matched to the circulating string and we have to  remember the symptoms are not settle this cause very high fever,severe headache, chest pain, body aches, cough, you can remain sick for a week and remain contagious⁵ for up to a week after that. There already have been dots and fortunately we do expect it to be more.

 

That's easy, if you get the flu you are not gonna be questioning whether you have the flu that won't be settle as you said? Here is the question you hear it all the time especially we get this point in the season, is it too late to get vaccinated⁷? 

 

Absolutely not. It is not too late to vaccinate⁶. We remember the flu season goes up until April. There is plenty of vaccinate available about 145 million douse⁸ we  made this year. It does take about two weeks for you to get that new protections so you should talk to you clinic your pharmacy⁹ your doctor about getting that vaccine right now. And you know we have to remembering this is not a bad cold. I actually had H1N1 a few years ago, I don't smoke I do not have Asama and I thought I was gonna die. It's very serious and needs to be taken seriously.

 

I think I remember that really knocked you out. Doctor Ashton thank you very much again just hammer home that point it is not too late to get vaccine, this is real staff.

 

Especially for the young and elderly across the county as well.

1 affected   

adj.不自然的，假装的

参考例句：

• She showed an affected interest in our subject.她假装对我们的课题感到兴趣。
• His manners are affected.他的态度不自然。

2 influenza   

n.流行性感冒，流感

参考例句：

• They took steps to prevent the spread of influenza.他们采取措施
• Influenza is an infectious disease.流感是一种传染病。

3 epidemic   

n.流行病；盛行；adj.流行性的，流传极广的

参考例句：

• That kind of epidemic disease has long been stamped out.那种传染病早已绝迹。
• The authorities tried to localise the epidemic.当局试图把流行病限制在局部范围。

4 vaccine   

n.牛痘苗，疫苗；adj.牛痘的，疫苗的

参考例句：

• The polio vaccine has saved millions of lives.脊髓灰质炎疫苗挽救了数以百万计的生命。
• She takes a vaccine against influenza every fall.她每年秋季接种流感疫苗。

5 contagious   

adj.传染性的，有感染力的

参考例句：

• It's a highly contagious infection.这种病极易传染。
• He's got a contagious laugh.他的笑富有感染力。

6 vaccinate   

vt.给…接种疫苗；种牛痘

参考例句：

• Local health officials then can plan the best times to vaccinate people.这样，当地的卫生官员就可以安排最佳时间给人们接种疫苗。
• Doctors vaccinate us so that we do not catch smallpox.医生给我们打预防针使我们不会得天花。

7 vaccinated   

[医]已接种的，种痘的，接种过疫菌的

参考例句：

• I was vaccinated against tetanus. 我接种了破伤风疫苗。
• Were you vaccinated against smallpox as a child? 你小时候打过天花疫苗吗？

8 douse   

v.把…浸入水中，用水泼；n.泼洒

参考例句：

• Men came with buckets of water and began to douse the flames.人们提来一桶桶水灭火。
• He doused the flames with a fire extinguisher.他用灭火器把火焰扑灭。

9 pharmacy   

n.药房，药剂学，制药业，配药业，一批备用药品

参考例句：

• She works at the pharmacy.她在药房工作。
• Modern pharmacy has solved the problem of sleeplessness.现代制药学已经解决了失眠问题。