西非國家“埃博拉病毒”蔓延

Precautionary measures are being put in-place in the city of Guangzhou to stop the potential spread of the Ebola virus, which has killed hundreds of people in west Africa this year.

廣州已采取預(yù)防措施阻止埃博拉病毒的傳播，該病毒今年已在西非國家導(dǎo)致數(shù)百人喪生。

Ebola virus disease (埃博拉病毒，EVD)常見癥狀有：高燒、出血以及中樞神經(jīng)系統(tǒng)損傷(central nervous system damage)，該病毒潛伏期(incubation period)為2到21天，致死率(fatality rate)高達90%，病毒通過接觸患者的血液、分泌物或其他體液(bodily fluids)傳播。

世衛(wèi)組織認(rèn)為,非洲的果蝠(fruit bats)可能是埃博拉病毒的天然宿主(natural host)。目前沒有針對該病毒的疫苗(vaccine)或治愈辦法(cure)。