International health officials don`t know how far the dangerous Zika virus was spread. But with spring bringing warmer temperatures to the northern hemisphere, their concern that the mosquito that carry Zika could bring the virus north of Brazil, the country hit hardest so far.
國際衛(wèi)生官員表示對Zika病毒的蔓延程度并不了解。但是由于春天,北半球氣溫回升,他們擔憂攜帶Zika病毒的蚊子可能會將病毒帶到巴西北部。目前巴西的Zika病毒情況最為嚴峻。
Zika is not threatening to many adults who get it. Most don`t even have symptoms. Those who do may have a few days of a fever, headache or muscle pain.
許多成年人感染Zika病毒并不會有生命危險。但是很多人甚至沒有任何癥狀。即使有癥狀的也只是發(fā)燒、頭痛、肌肉酸痛等持續(xù)數(shù)天。
But the unborn babies of pregnant women who get Zika are at risk of microcephaly, a disease that slows brain development and can cause lifelong problems. And officials are now linking Zika to premature birth, as well as eye problems and nervous system diseases in babies.
但是,孕婦感染Zika病毒,其嬰兒就有可能頭小畸形。因為這種病毒會減慢大腦發(fā)育、導致終身問題?,F(xiàn)在官員認為Zika病毒與早產(chǎn)兒、以及嬰兒的眼部疾病和神經(jīng)系統(tǒng)疾病也有關系。
There is no treatment and no cure for Zika. But researchers are racing to develop a vaccine for it, and they could be ready to test one later this year. If everything goes smoothly with that and it`s proven effective, a vaccine could be widely available to the public by 2018.
現(xiàn)在還沒有Zika病毒的治療和痊愈辦法。但是研究人員正在努力研發(fā)疫苗。,并準備于一年之后進行疫苗測試。如果研究進展順利,同時疫苗有效,則疫苗可能會在2018年向公眾廣泛使用。
I can tell you, the last time I was here at the CDC emergency operation center was for Ebola.
我上一次來疾病預防控制中心應急指揮中心是因為埃博拉。
But this is the place where they`re coordinating the U.S. response to Zika.
但是現(xiàn)在這里正在幫助美國應對Zika病毒。
We`ve got an exclusive look at what`s happening inside. Let`s take a look.
獨家報道,我們要去看看里面在干什么。
Welcome to day 12 of the IMS activation for Zika virus.
這是Zika病毒IMS激活的第十二天。
Every morning, this is the first place CDC Director Tom Frieden will look to get the latest on Zika virus.
每天早上,疾病預防控制中心得負責人湯姆`弗里登都會到這里觀察Zika病毒的最新進展。
The board here tells us what`s going on at the glance. We see outbreaks around the world where they`re happening. We also look at the details of our responsible.
指揮臺告訴我們這里發(fā)生了什么。在這里我們可以看到全世界的爆發(fā)疾病。同時也可以看到我們自己的責任。
International health officials don`t know how far the dangerous Zika virus was spread. But with spring bringing warmer temperatures to the northern hemisphere, their concern that the mosquito that carry Zika could bring the virus north of Brazil, the country hit hardest so far.
Zika is not threatening to many adults who get it. Most don`t even have symptoms. Those who do may have a few days of a fever, headache or muscle pain.
But the unborn babies of pregnant women who get Zika are at risk of microcephaly, a disease that slows brain development and can cause lifelong problems. And officials are now linking Zika to premature birth, as well as eye problems and nervous system diseases in babies.
There is no treatment and no cure for Zika. But researchers are racing to develop a vaccine for it, and they could be ready to test one later this year. If everything goes smoothly with that and it`s proven effective, a vaccine could be widely available to the public by 2018.
I can tell you, the last time I was here at the CDC emergency operation center was for Ebola.
But this is the place where they`re coordinating the U.S. response to Zika.
We`ve got an exclusive look at what`s happening inside. Let`s take a look.
Welcome to day 12 of the IMS activation for Zika virus.
Every morning, this is the first place CDC Director Tom Frieden will look to get the latest on Zika virus.
The board here tells us what`s going on at the glance. We see outbreaks around the world where they`re happening. We also look at the details of our responsible.