VOA标准英语2014--在塞拉利昂开始抗疟疾运动

 

Anti-malaria¹ Campaign Begins in Sierra Leone 在塞拉利昂开始抗疟疾运动

A large-scale campaign has been launched in Sierra Leone to distribute malaria drugs to one-and-a-half-million people. It’s being done because many infected with malaria parasites² have the same symptoms as those with Ebola.

Doctors Without Borders and the Ministry³ of Health are distributing the drugs in the capital Freetown and five nearby districts.

Teresa Sancristóval is emergency desk manager for the medical aid group, also known as MSF. She’s in Freetown and coordinating⁴ the distribution of the antimalarials.

“Malaria is one of the main burdens for the population. Sierra Leone is the fifth country with the highest prevalence of malaria. Many, many people die of malaria or have complications with malaria,” she said.

Malaria is the biggest killer⁵ of children under age five in Sierra Leone.

The door to door distribution of the malaria drugs is expected to ease the burden at Ebola treatment centers – and also help prevent malaria patients from also becoming infected with the Ebola virus. About 6,000 Ministry of Health volunteers are distributing the medication that is used to both treat and prevent malaria.

Sancristóval said it’s difficult to tell the difference between those with symptoms of malaria and those with Ebola.

“You have fever. You have vomit⁶, diarrhea. You have a lot of common symptoms between both of the diseases. Normally, you can presume that something is malaria. You have to be sure if it is malaria or if it is Ebola.”

She said those suspected of having Ebola must be isolated⁷ and tested.

It’s unclear whether there’s actually an increase in malaria cases this year. That’s because fewer people are going to health centers out of fear of catching⁸ Ebola.

The MSF emergency desk manager said a second mass distribution of anti-malaria drugs is scheduled for early January in Freetown and the Western area.

As the Ebola crisis continues, Sancristóval described the situation as “alarming.” Sierra Leone has more new cases being reported then Liberia and Guinea.

1 malaria   

n.疟疾

参考例句：

• He had frequent attacks of malaria.他常患疟疾。
• Malaria is a kind of serious malady.疟疾是一种严重的疾病。

2 parasites   

寄生物( parasite的名词复数 )； 靠他人为生的人； 诸虫

参考例句：

• These symptoms may be referable to virus infection rather than parasites. 这些症状也许是由病毒感染引起的，而与寄生虫无关。
• Kangaroos harbor a vast range of parasites. 袋鼠身上有各种各样的寄生虫。

3 ministry   

n.(政府的)部；牧师

参考例句：

• They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉。
• We probed the Air Ministry statements.我们调查了空军部的记录。

4 coordinating   

v.使协调，使调和( coordinate的现在分词 )；协调；协同；成为同等

参考例句：

• He abolished the Operations Coordinating Board and the Planning Board. 他废除了行动协调委员会和计划委员会。 来自辞典例句
• He's coordinating the wedding, and then we're not going to invite him? 他是来协调婚礼的，难道我们不去请他？ 来自电影对白

5 killer   

n.杀人者，杀人犯，杀手，屠杀者

参考例句：

• Heart attacks have become Britain's No.1 killer disease.心脏病已成为英国的头号致命疾病。
• The bulk of the evidence points to him as her killer.大量证据证明是他杀死她的。

6 vomit   

v.呕吐，作呕；n.呕吐物，吐出物

参考例句：

• They gave her salty water to make her vomit.他们给她喝盐水好让她吐出来。
• She was stricken by pain and began to vomit.她感到一阵疼痛，开始呕吐起来。

7 isolated   

adj.与世隔绝的

参考例句：

• His bad behaviour was just an isolated incident. 他的不良行为只是个别事件。
• Patients with the disease should be isolated. 这种病的患者应予以隔离。

8 catching   

adj.易传染的，有魅力的，迷人的，接住

参考例句：

• There are those who think eczema is catching.有人就是认为湿疹会传染。
• Enthusiasm is very catching.热情非常富有感染力。