台湾登革热疫情仍继续

 　　TAIPEI, Oct. 24 (Xinhua) -- The number of dengue cases reported in Taiwan has risen to 26,910 as of Friday since the outbreak in May, said the island's disease control center on Saturday.

　　On Friday, the island reported 261 new cases, 150 in the southern city of Kaohsiung and 102 in Tainan, according to the department's update on its website.

　　Two new deaths related to dengue were reported on Friday, taking the death toll¹ to 122, the department said.

　　The spread of the epidemic² seems to have slowed in Tainan, where 21,044 cases have been reported, but the outbreak in Kaohsiung remains³ at peak, said the statement.

　　The epidemic outbreak has been the worst in years though the island is hit by the disease frequently. A total of 24,860 patients have recovered, while 34 remained in intensive care units at hospitals.

　　Taiwan reports more dengue cases

　　Health authorities have warned residents of the similarity between symptoms caused by dengue and ordinary flu, calling on them to stay alert.

　　Dengue is a mosquito-borne, potentially fatal disease that mainly affects people in tropical and subtropical regions, causing fever, nausea⁴ and muscle and joint⁵ aches.

1 toll   

n.过路(桥)费；损失，伤亡人数；v.敲(钟)

参考例句：

• The hailstone took a heavy toll of the crops in our village last night.昨晚那场冰雹损坏了我们村的庄稼。
• The war took a heavy toll of human life.这次战争夺去了许多人的生命。

2 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。

3 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。

4 nausea   

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 joint   

adj.联合的，共同的；n.关节，接合处；v.连接，贴合

参考例句：

• I had a bad fall,which put my shoulder out of joint.我重重地摔了一跤，肩膀脫臼了。
• We wrote a letter in joint names.我们联名写了封信。