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西尼罗河病毒在美国爆发造成至少41人死亡，一千余人感染，且没有针对西尼罗河病毒的有效治疗方法。不过如何有效预防该病毒呢？威廉博士将为大家远离西尼罗河病毒提出宝贵建议，将病毒扼杀在摇篮里！So West Nile virus is transmitted to us to humans by mosquitoes, so everything we can do to avoid contact with mosquitoes, to avoid being bitten is a good thing.
西尼罗河病毒是通过蚊子传播给我们人类,所以我们要尽可能避免接触蚊子,避免被它们叮咬就是一件好事。
First, a lot of the bitting take place in and around your home, so go around the outside of your home and check to see if there is any standing water and check out gutters,
首先,很多叮咬发生在在你的家里,所以,看看你的家外,检查是否有任何死水并检查排水沟,
for example, and places like that and then get rid of that water so the mosquito can't breed there.
例如,像这样的地方排净水,让蚊子不能在那里繁殖。
And then, of course,insect repellent, mosquito repellent was very important.
然后,当然,驱虫剂、驱蚊器是非常重要的。
Put it on, especially as you are going out in the morning or late in the afternoon because that's when mosquito like to feed.
拿着它,尤其是当你在早上或下午晚些时候外出的时候,因为这是蚊子喜欢进食的时间。
And, try, I know it is hot out, but try if you going out at those hours, long sleeve shirts and long trousers or slacks for the ladies.
并且,试一试,我知道天气非常热,但如果你要在这些时段去尝试, 女士们要穿长袖衬衫,长裤及休闲裤。
Anything you can do to avoid getting bitten by those mosquitoes.
你要尽可能来避免被这些蚊子叮咬。
West Nile will cause an illness with fever, and it is offen associated with aches and pains and feeling poorly, and that will take you to the doctor.
西尼罗河病毒会导致一种发烧疾病,它常常伴随疼痛,人会感觉很差,如果这样的话你就去看医生。
Fortunately, most people don't get what we called the encephalitis or the neuro-invasive form of the disease, only 1% of people do that, but they tend to be older.
幸运的是，大多数人不明白我们所叫的脑炎或神经感染性疾病,只有1%的人这样做,但他们往往是老年人。
So, in particular, older people need to take extra special care and avoiding getting bitten by mosquitoes.
所以,老年人尤其需要采取特别护理以避免被蚊子咬伤。
Now, if you were in West Nile area, and you do develop fever for sure, call your doctor, go to the emergency room,let them check you out because if you had the most severe form of the disease,
现在,如果你在西尼罗河地区,一旦你出现发热的情况,马上打电话给你的医生,去急诊室,让他们对你进行检查,因为你可能身患最严重的症状,
of course, you would be hospitalized and would give you all the supportive care necessary while your body fights off the infection and you'd get better.
当然,你将会住院并且接受必要的所有护理，你会退烧,你的身体会变得更好。
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