美国国家公共电台 NPR Is Zika Dangerous For Kids? It Probably Depends On The Age

 

RACHEL MARTIN, HOST:

The Zika virus may have fallen from the daily headlines. But the threat remains¹ when you're traveling to some places. NPR's Michaeleen Doucleff has the latest information about keeping your family safe from Zika.

MICHAELEEN DOUCLEFF, BYLINE²: The recommendations for pregnant women haven't changed. Pregnant women and those trying to get pregnant should not travel to places where Zika is circulating. Zika can cause birth defects, and it's too risky³. But what about with kids or babies? Is it safe to travel with them?

NEIL SILVERMAN: So we don't have tons of data on that particular question, and it's a question we do get asked.

DOUCLEFF: That's Dr. Neil Silverman at the Center for Fetal Medicine in Los Angeles. He says the younger the child, the bigger the risk.

SILVERMAN: I would be a little concerned about taking a newborn under 6 months of age, for example, to one of these at-risk countries.

DOUCLEFF: Why? Because Zika can attack developing brain cells. Newborn babies have a lot of those. But kids older than age 2 don't. Their brains are more like adults.

SILVERMAN: Those kids probably don't have any significantly higher risks than an adult who's not pregnant.

DOUCLEFF: So traveling with kids above age 2 is unlikely to be a problem. Desiree LaBeaud, a pediatrician at Stanford University, agrees.

DESIREE LABEAUD: I have three beautiful children. And I bring them all over the world with me because I personally think the benefits of traveling with your kids and seeing the world is greater than the risk.

DOUCLEFF: But LaBeaud does protect her kids from all mosquito-borne diseases. That means using DEET on skin and permethrin on clothes. Michaeleen Doucleff, NPR News.

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1 remains   

n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹

参考例句：

• He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
• The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。

2 byline   

n.署名；v.署名

参考例句：

• His byline was absent as well.他的署名也不见了。
• We wish to thank the author of this article which carries no byline.我们要感谢这篇文章的那位没有署名的作者。

3 risky   

adj.有风险的，冒险的

参考例句：

• It may be risky but we will chance it anyhow.这可能有危险，但我们无论如何要冒一冒险。
• He is well aware how risky this investment is.他心里对这项投资的风险十分清楚。