初中英語新型冠狀病毒肺炎的知識點(2)

　　流行病學調查 epidemiological investigation

　　病毒爆發 virus outbreak

　　遏制疫情爆發 contain the outbreak

　　嚴格隔離政策 strict isolation policy

　　攜帶病毒 carrying the virus

　　超級傳染源 superspreader

　　醫療費用報銷 reimbursement for medical expenses

　　中國大部分地區口罩供應緊張 tight supplies in large areas of China

　　人傳人 human-to-human transmission

　　醫務人員感染 infection of medical worker

　　【相關報道】

　　Scientists believe an animal source is "the most likely primary source" but that some human-to-human transmission has occurred.

　　科學家認為動物是“最有可能的初始感染源”，不過，也有一些人傳人的病例。

　　Signs of infection include respiratory symptoms，fever， cough，shortness of breath and breathing difficulties.

　　感染癥狀包括：呼吸道癥狀，發燒，咳嗽，呼吸短促，呼吸困難等。

　　【閱讀理解】

　　A new Chinese coronavirus，a cousin of the SARS virus， has infected more than 1000 people since the outbreak(爆發) began in Wuhan，China，in December.Scientist Leo Poon，who first decoded the virus，thinks it likely started in an animal and spread to humans.

　　"What we know is it causes pneumonia(肺炎) and then doesn't respond to antibiotic(抗生素) treatment，which is not surprising，but then in terms of mortality(死亡率)，SARS kills 10% of the individuals，"Poon，a virologist(病毒學家) at the School of Public Health at The University of Hong Kong，said.

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