世界節(jié)假日博覽 第80期:世界防治瘧疾日

Former U.S. President George W. Bush declared April 25 as World Malaria Awareness Day in 2007. He asked the world to join the fight to wipe out malaria on the African continent. He said: “We focus our attention on all who suffer from this terrible disease, especially the millions on the continent of Africa. We remember the millions more who died from this entirely preventable and treatable disease. On this special day, we renew our commitment to lead the world toward an urgent goal, and that is to turn the tide against malaria in Africa and around the globe.” The day provided international support for Africa Malaria Day. This was a day chosen by African governments in the year 2000 to aim to halve malaria in Africa by 2010.
2007年，前美國總統(tǒng)喬治·沃克·布什宣布每年的4月25日為世界防治瘧疾日。他呼吁全世界一同對抗非洲瘧疾。他表示：“我們要對瘧疾病患者給予更多關注，特別是數(shù)百萬身患瘧疾的非洲人民。瘧疾完全可以防止，也完全可以治愈，我們要銘記那些因瘧疾而失去生命的數(shù)百萬人民。在這特殊的日子里，我們要重新肩負起這項緊急任務，扭轉(zhuǎn)非洲和全球的瘧疾形勢。”世界防治瘧疾日會向非洲防治瘧疾日提供國際支持。2000年，非洲政府決定設立非洲防治瘧疾日，目的是要在2010年之前將患者數(shù)量減半。


Malaria kills 3,000 children a day and takes nearly 1 million lives every year in Africa. Although it is a preventable and treatable disease, poverty in Africa makes it a huge killer. Malaria is one of the world’s most common infectious diseases. It is spread by mosquito bites. People usually get malaria after being bitten by a female. Symptoms include dizziness, fever, chills, and nausea. It can also put people in a coma and kill. The spread of malaria has been cut by providing poor Africans mosquito nets and insect repellents. People can also reduce the numbers of mosquitoes near their home by making sure there are no puddles of standing water nearby. Scientists are currently working on breeding malaria-proof mosquitoes.
每天有3000名兒童死于瘧疾，非洲每年有近100萬人死于瘧疾。盡管它可以預防和治愈，但貧窮成為了非洲“殺手”。瘧疾是全球最普遍的傳染性疾病。它通過蚊蟲叮咬傳播。通常情況下，人們會因女性咬傷而身患瘧疾。癥狀包括眩暈、高燒、發(fā)冷、嘔吐。瘧疾還會使人休克，死亡。通過蚊帳和驅(qū)蟲劑可以扼殺疾病傳播。居住地不要靠近死水水坑，以便減少居住場所的蚊蟲數(shù)量。目前，科學家正在培育防瘧疾蚊蟲。