访谈录 美国CDC预警：关注MERS传入本土的风险

 We have been reporting here on the growing concern over the deadly outbreak of MERS. There are now fears this virus could spread here in the U.S. The CDC just today issuing a new warning to doctors to be on the look-out, and new images coming in from South Korea, at least ten dead now, more than a thousand cases worldwide. Workers wearing protective gear spread down the subway. 

 

ABC’s Linsey Davis on the new alert being issued right here in the United States and wider so worry tonight. 

 

Panic tonight is evident on their faces in South Korea airports, shopping districts, even elementary schools. Young and old, covering up with a facemask, in an attempt to protect themselves from contracting MERS, the virus currently breaking heavily in South Korea, a disease so potent¹ it’s believed to spread simply by coughing. MERS, which stands for the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome², is a severe cured respiratory illness with symptoms that include fever, cough, shortness of breath, pneumonia³ and kidney failure. Today, the CDC issuing an urgent warning about the deadly disease as South Korea battles a major outbreak.

 

In the past two weeks, confirmed cases in South Korea have skyrocketed to 122. Just today, they announced a 10th MERS death. 3800 more are quarantined, and more than 2600 schools closed. The fear is that just one person can cause an explosion of the virus. It is believed that the first person diagnosed in South Korea may have spread the disease to more than 20 people, who in turn spread to other people, David. 

 

Linsey, thank you. Let’s get right to ABC’s chief medical editor, Doctor Richard with us tonight, because we have two cases of MERS right here in the U.S. last year alone. How are we able to contain it too given what we’ve seen in South Korea. 

 

Listen, this, What they think happened in South Korea is a very contagious⁴ patient went in three different crowded hospital emergency rooms looking for treatment, infecting people as he waited. In our ERs, we do a much better job, isolating⁵ people who have respiratory symptoms. The CDC is now thinking ERs be ready.

1 potent   

adj.强有力的，有权势的；有效力的

参考例句：

• The medicine had a potent effect on your disease.这药物对你的病疗效很大。
• We must account of his potent influence.我们必须考虑他的强有力的影响。

2 syndrome   

n.综合病症；并存特性

参考例句：

• The Institute says that an unidentified virus is to blame for the syndrome. 该研究所表示,引起这种综合症的是一种尚未确认的病毒。
• Results indicated that 11 fetuses had Down syndrome. 结果表明有11个胎儿患有唐氏综合征。

3 pneumonia   

n.肺炎

参考例句：

• Cage was struck with pneumonia in her youth.凯奇年轻时得过肺炎。
• Pneumonia carried him off last week.肺炎上星期夺去了他的生命。

4 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。

5 isolating   

adj.孤立的，绝缘的v.使隔离( isolate的现在分词 )；将…剔出（以便看清和单独处理）；使（某物质、细胞等）分离；使离析

参考例句：

• Colour filters are not very effective in isolating narrow spectral bands. 一些滤色片不能很有效地分离狭窄的光谱带。 来自辞典例句
• This became known as the streak method for isolating bacteria. 这个方法以后就称为分离细菌的划线法。 来自辞典例句