根據(jù)新華社所提供的最新訊息,于5月26日進入廣東省惠州市的一名韓國人已被確診為中國首例輸入性中東呼吸綜合征(MERS)病例,中國將極有可能被再次卷入一場與病毒作斗爭的國際大作戰(zhàn)中。
據(jù)世界衛(wèi)生組織(WHO)公布數(shù)據(jù)顯示,截止2015年5月25日,全球累計實驗室確診的感染MERS病例(簡稱MERS)共1139例,其中431例死亡,病死率接近40%。
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What is MERS?
什么是中東呼吸綜合征?
Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) is an infection of the lungs caused by a virus known as a coronavirus and is written as MERS-CoV.
中東呼吸綜合征(MERS)是由一種冠狀病毒引起的肺部感染疾病,也叫做MERS-Cov。
ps:中東呼吸綜合征(MERS)因最早(2012年)在中東沙特首次發(fā)現(xiàn)而得名。
Coronaviruses can cause illness similar to the common cold in the winter and spring months. This coronavirus is different than these viruses and has never been seen in humans before.
冠狀病毒能在秋冬季引起類似感冒的疾病,但這種冠狀病毒與感冒病毒不同,此前未曾在人類身上發(fā)現(xiàn)過。
Is MERS the same as the SARS virus?
中東呼吸綜合征與非典病毒一樣嗎?
No. SARS and MERS are both called coronaviruses, however, the two viruses are not the same.
不一樣。這兩種病毒都叫冠狀病毒,但它們并不相同。
Who gets MERS?
哪些人會得中東呼吸綜合征?
Most people who became ill with MERS had traveled to, lived in, or were in close contact with someone who had traveled to the Arabian Peninsula. It is unclear why some individuals become ill and why others do not. People with chronic health conditions or weak immune systems may be at greater risk.
大多數(shù)患中東呼吸綜合征的人都曾經(jīng)到過或居住在阿拉伯半島地區(qū),又或者與到訪過該地區(qū)的人有過密切接觸。目前尚不清楚為何有些人會得該病,而有些人不會得。有慢性疾病或者免疫系統(tǒng)較弱的人群患病的風(fēng)險較大。
Does MERS spread from person to person?
中東呼吸綜合征是否人際傳播?
The virus that causes MERS has been shown to spread between two people who are in close contact.
已有證據(jù)證明該病毒會在有密切接觸的兩人之間傳播。
The virus has also spread from infected people to health care workers.
也曾有過從病人傳播給醫(yī)護人員的案例。
What are the symptoms of MERS?
中東呼吸綜合征有哪些癥狀?
Most people who got infected with MERS-CoV became severely ill with a respiratory illness with symptoms such as: fever, cough, shortness of breath.
大多數(shù)患者會表現(xiàn)出嚴重的呼吸系統(tǒng)疾病癥狀,包括:發(fā)燒、咳嗽以及呼吸急促。
ps:該病的潛伏期為2至14天,典型表現(xiàn)為急性呼吸道感染,起病急,高熱(可達39-40℃),可伴有畏寒、寒戰(zhàn),咳嗽等癥狀。
根據(jù)韓國保健福祉部今日發(fā)布的報導(dǎo),截止6月1日,韓國又有3名與中東呼吸綜合征(MERS)病例密切接觸者被確診感染。至此,韓國中東呼吸綜合征確診患者增至18人,而被列入隔離觀察對象的人數(shù)更是高達682人。
值得慶幸的是,雖然已有罹患中東呼吸綜合征的韓國病患進入中國,但在與之密切接觸過的64名中國人中暫無一人出現(xiàn)不適。
最后需要提及的是,該病毒全部的感染來源尚不完全清楚。不過,根據(jù)部分現(xiàn)有研究所得出的結(jié)論,駱駝很可能是主要的感染源之一。
注:雙語問答部分援引自中國日報網(wǎng)