新奇事件簿 11亚洲国家消灭小儿麻痹症

The World Health Organization (WHO) has announced for the first time that South-East Asia is now free frompolio. The WHO certified¹ 11 countries as being clear of the disease. The WHO website said: "This is the fourth of six WHO regions to be certified, marking an important step towards global eradication² of polio – a highly infectious virus that attacks the nervous system and can cause total paralysis³ in a matter of hours. With this step, 80 per cent of the world's population now lives in certified polio-free regions." One of the newly-certified countries is India, which as recently as 2009, was home to almost 50 per cent of the world's polio cases. India hasn't seen a single polio case for the last three years.

世界卫生组织首次声明称东南亚已无小儿麻痹症。世卫组织证实称亚洲11国已经完全消除了该疾病。其官网称：“这是世卫组织所辖定的6个区域内第4个被证实无小儿麻痹症的地区，这也为全球消除该疾病迈出了重要的一步，小儿麻痹症是一种高传染性病毒，它可以攻击人类的神经系统，并在几小时之内造成全身瘫痪。目前，全球有80%的人口都居住在没有小儿麻痹症的地区。”最新证实无该疾病的地区有印度，印度在2009年就已消除，该国拥有全世界将近50%的麻痹症病例。在过去的三年中，印度没有发现一例麻痹症患者。

Polio is currently an incurable⁴ disease. It leads to paralysis of the limbs and can kill anyone who contracts it. Dr Poonam Khetrapal Singh, regional director for the WHO, said: "This is a momentous⁵ victory for the millions of health workers who have worked with governments, non-governmental organizations, civil society and international partners to eradicate⁶ polio from the region." She added: "It is a sign of what we can bequeath our children when we work together." Dr Singh also cautioned against becoming complacent⁷ in thefight against the disease. She said: "Until polio is globally eradicated⁸, all countries are at risk and the region's polio-free status remains⁹ fragile."

目前，小儿麻痹症是一种无法治愈的疾病。该疾病将会导致肢体瘫痪，并最终致死。世卫组织的地区主任Poonam Khetrapal Singh博士说：“这对于上百万卫生工作者来说这是一次具有意义的胜利，这些工作者与政府、非政府组织、社会以及国际友人合作来消除该地区的疾病。”她还说：“这是我们对孩子们的馈赠。”Singh博士认为我们不能够因为这些成就就沾沾自喜。她说：“在没有完全消除该疾病之前，所有国家都还处于危险之中，这一状态在地区中显得十分脆弱。”

1 certified   

a.经证明合格的；具有证明文件的

参考例句：

• Doctors certified him as insane. 医生证明他精神失常。
• The planes were certified airworthy. 飞机被证明适于航行。

2 eradication   

n.根除

参考例句：

• The eradication of an established infestation is not easy. 根除昆虫蔓延是不容易的。
• This is often required for intelligent control and eradication. 这经常需要灵巧的控制与消除。

3 paralysis   

n.麻痹(症)；瘫痪(症)

参考例句：

• The paralysis affects his right leg and he can only walk with difficulty.他右腿瘫痪步履维艰。
• The paralysis affects his right leg and he can only walk with difficulty.他右腿瘫痪步履维艰。

4 incurable   

adj.不能医治的，不能矫正的，无救的；n.不治的病人，无救的人

参考例句：

• All three babies were born with an incurable heart condition.三个婴儿都有不可治瘉的先天性心脏病。
• He has an incurable and widespread nepotism.他们有不可救药的，到处蔓延的裙带主义。

5 momentous   

adj.重要的，重大的

参考例句：

• I am deeply honoured to be invited to this momentous occasion.能应邀出席如此重要的场合，我深感荣幸。
• The momentous news was that war had begun.重大的新闻是战争已经开始。

6 eradicate   

v.根除，消灭，杜绝

参考例句：

• These insects are very difficult to eradicate.这些昆虫很难根除。
• They are already battling to eradicate illnesses such as malaria and tetanus.他们已经在努力消灭疟疾、破伤风等疾病。

7 complacent   

adj.自满的；自鸣得意的

参考例句：

• We must not become complacent the moment we have some success.我们决不能一见成绩就自满起来。
• She was complacent about her achievements.她对自己的成绩沾沾自喜。

8 eradicated   

画着根的

参考例句：

• Polio has been virtually eradicated in Brazil. 在巴西脊髓灰质炎实际上已经根除。
• The disease has been eradicated from the world. 这种疾病已在全世界得到根除。

9 remains   

n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹

参考例句：

• He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
• The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。