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US Officials Warn of Increase in Bacterial Illnesses That Could Be Deadly

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US Officials Warn of Increase in Bacterial1 Illnesses That Could Be Deadly

　　United States health officials are warning of an increase in rare bacterial illnesses that can lead to meningitis. It is a serious and often deadly disease in which an outside barrier of the brain or related tissues becomes infected and swollen2.

　　The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a warning on March 28 about the increase in one kind of invasive "meningococcal disease" called serogroup Y.

　　Last year, 422 cases of it were reported in the U.S. — the most in a year since 2014. So far this year, 143 cases have been reported. That means infections are on their way to go above 2023 numbers, the CDC said.

　　Most of the cases last year did not involve meningitis, though at least 17 died. The cases were more common in adults ages 30 to 60, in Black people and those who have HIV, the CDC said.

　　HIV is a virus that can lead to AIDS, a serious disease that can destroy the body's natural defense3 system.

　　The infection caused by meningococcal disease can lead to symptoms that may include high body temperature, head and upper body pain, nausea4, and throwing up

　　The bacteria can also cause an infection in the blood system. That infection could bring cold, tiredness, cold hands and feet, quick breathing, diarrhea, or discoloration of the skin.

　　The infection can be treated with medications like antibiotics5. But treatment must be quick to be successful. An estimated 10 to 15 percent of infected people die. And survivors6 sometimes lose the ability to hear or body parts must be surgically7 removed

　　There also are vaccines9 against meningococcal disease.

　　Officials suggest that all children should get a "meningococcal conjugate10 vaccine8" around the age of 11. Since vaccine protection weakens over time, the CDC also suggests a second shot at age 16.

　　The CDC also suggests the shots for people at higher risk. Higher-risk individuals might include those who live where an outbreak is taking place or those with HIV infection or other kinds of health conditions.

　　Words in This Story

　　swell11 – v. to become larger than normal

　　symptoms – n. a change in the body or mind which indicates that a disease is present

　　nausea – n. the feeling you have in your stomach when you think you are going to vomit12

　　diarrhea – n. an illness that causes you to pass waste from your body very frequently and in liquid rather than solid form


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1 bacterial dy5z8q     
a.细菌的
参考例句：
  • Bacterial reproduction is accelerated in weightless space. 在失重的空间，细菌繁殖加快了。
  • Brain lesions can be caused by bacterial infections. 大脑损伤可能由细菌感染引起。
2 swollen DrcwL     
adj.肿大的，水涨的；v.使变大，肿胀
参考例句：
  • Her legs had got swollen from standing up all day.因为整天站着，她的双腿已经肿了。
  • A mosquito had bitten her and her arm had swollen up.蚊子叮了她，她的手臂肿起来了。
3 defense AxbxB     
n.防御，保卫；[pl.]防务工事；辩护，答辩
参考例句：
  • The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
  • The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。
4 nausea C5Dzz     
n.作呕，恶心；极端的憎恶(或厌恶)
参考例句：
  • Early pregnancy is often accompanied by nausea.怀孕期常有恶心的现象。
  • He experienced nausea after eating octopus.吃了章鱼后他感到恶心。
5 antibiotics LzgzQT     
n.（用作复数）抗生素；（用作单数）抗生物质的研究；抗生素，抗菌素( antibiotic的名词复数 )
参考例句：
  • the discovery of antibiotics in the 20th century 20世纪抗生素的发现
  • The doctor gave me a prescription for antibiotics. 医生给我开了抗生素。
6 survivors 02ddbdca4c6dba0b46d9d823ed2b4b62     
幸存者，残存者，生还者( survivor的名词复数 )
参考例句：
  • The survivors were adrift in a lifeboat for six days. 幸存者在救生艇上漂流了六天。
  • survivors clinging to a raft 紧紧抓住救生筏的幸存者
7 surgically surgically     
adv. 外科手术上, 外科手术一般地
参考例句：
  • Unsightly moles can be removed surgically. 不雅观的痣可以手术去除。
  • To bypass this impediment an almost mature egg cell is removed surgically. 为了克服这一障碍，通过手术，取出一个差不多成熟的卵细胞。
8 vaccine Ki1wv     
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。
9 vaccines c9bb57973a82c1e95c7cd0f4988a1ded     
疫苗，痘苗( vaccine的名词复数 )
参考例句：
  • His team are at the forefront of scientific research into vaccines. 他的小组处于疫苗科研的最前沿。
  • The vaccines were kept cool in refrigerators. 疫苗放在冰箱中冷藏。
10 conjugate PY1yA     
vt.使成对，使结合；adj.共轭的，成对的
参考例句：
  • A partition that is its own conjugate is ealled self-conjugate.一个分析如与其自身共轭称为自共轭。
  • It is important to learn to conjugate irregular verbs.学会不规则动词的变化是相当重要的。
11 swell IHnzB     
vi.膨胀，肿胀；增长，增强
参考例句：
  • The waves had taken on a deep swell.海浪汹涌。
  • His injured wrist began to swell.他那受伤的手腕开始肿了。
12 vomit TL9zV     
v.呕吐，作呕；n.呕吐物，吐出物
参考例句：
  • They gave her salty water to make her vomit.他们给她喝盐水好让她吐出来。
  • She was stricken by pain and began to vomit.她感到一阵疼痛，开始呕吐起来。

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