First up, except for Canada and Continental Chile, the danger is Zika virus. It`s expected to spread to every country in the Americas. That`s according to the World Health Organization. And it`s because the mosquito that transmits the virus is found throughout the Western Hemisphere.
頭條新聞,現(xiàn)在除了加拿大和智利,危險就是Zika病毒。據(jù)世界衛(wèi)生組織稱,預計這種病毒將會擴散到美洲所有國家。這是因為,在西半球發(fā)現(xiàn)了蚊子傳播病毒的現(xiàn)象。
Zika was first discovered in Central Africa in the 1940s. Eighty percent of people who catch it have no symptoms. Others might get a fever or a rash for a few days. But Zika has been linked to an increase in babies born with microcephaly, which can cause abnormally small heads and severe delays in children`s development. There`s no treatment and no cure.
在20世紀40年代,首先在非洲中部發(fā)現(xiàn)了齊卡病毒。但是感染此病毒80%患者,沒有任何癥狀。其他人可能在數(shù)天內發(fā)燒或者得皮疹。但是,齊卡可增加嬰兒畸形的幾率,導致嬰兒小腦袋畸形并嚴重延緩兒童發(fā)展。這種疾病沒有治療方法。
So, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control is urging pregnant women to avoid many countries in Central and South America and the Caribbean.
因此,美國疾病控制中心正在敦促孕婦不要去中美洲和南美洲以及加勒比海的一些國家。
There are also concerns about this year`s Summer Olympics in Brazil, though, official say there will be fewer mosquitoes around when the games are played in August, a winter month in Brazil.
也有人擔心今年巴西的夏季奧運會,但是官方稱,奧運會在八月舉行,那是蚊子比較少,同時,八月是巴西的寒冷月份。
The mayor of Washington, D.C., says it will be days before snow is removed from some parts of the nation`s capital. Some schools in Maryland, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and New York are still close after a major weekend snowstorm.
華盛頓市長稱,還需要幾天將華盛頓的雪鏟除。在經歷周末的暴風雪之后馬里蘭州、賓夕法尼亞州、新澤西州和紐約一些學校仍在放假。
Across the Pacific, millions are dealing with similar weather. A cold shock spreading record low temperatures across East Asia.
太平洋地區(qū),數(shù)百萬人也在經歷類似的天氣。東亞地區(qū)的溫度創(chuàng)歷史新低。
First up, except for Canada and Continental Chile, the danger is Zika virus. It`s expected to spread to every country in the Americas. That`s according to the World Health Organization. And it`s because the mosquito that transmits the virus is found throughout the Western Hemisphere.
Zika was first discovered in Central Africa in the 1940s. Eighty percent of people who catch it have no symptoms. Others might get a fever or a rash for a few days. But Zika has been linked to an increase in babies born with microcephaly, which can cause abnormally small heads and severe delays in children`s development. There`s no treatment and no cure.
So, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control is urging pregnant women to avoid many countries in Central and South America and the Caribbean.
There are also concerns about this year`s Summer Olympics in Brazil, though, official say there will be fewer mosquitoes around when the games are played in August, a winter month in Brazil.
The mayor of Washington, D.C., says it will be days before snow is removed from some parts of the nation`s capital. Some schools in Maryland, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and New York are still close after a major weekend snowstorm.
Across the Pacific, millions are dealing with similar weather. A cold shock spreading record low temperatures across East Asia.