Influenza
<p> 《365个英语小故事》:实用简洁的小故事，都是日常生活小故事，在学习英语的同时了解美国文化，循序渐进，轻松掌握。</p><p> <span word="Influenza">Influenza</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="flu">flu</span>, <span word="attacks">attacks</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="annually">annually</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="kills">kills</span> 20,000 <span word="annually">annually</span>, <span word="most">most</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="whom">whom</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="elderly">elderly</span>. <span word="Occasionally">Occasionally</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="flu">flu</span> <span word="becomes">becomes</span> <span word="pandemic">pandemic</span>: <span word="in">in</span> 1918, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="killed">killed</span> 20 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="worldwide">worldwide</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="flu">flu</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="contagious">contagious</span> <span word="viral">viral</span> <span word="infection">infection</span> <span word="spread">spread</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="air">air</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="coughing">coughing</span>, <span word="sneezing">sneezing</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="simply">simply</span> <span word="talking">talking</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="caused">caused</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="caught">caught</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="rainstorm">rainstorm</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="sleeping">sleeping</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fan">fan</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="air">air</span>-<span word="conditioning">conditioning</span> <span word="on">on</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="incubation">incubation</span> <span word="period">period</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="days">days</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="doesnt">doesnt</span> <span word="sneak">sneak</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="you">you</span>, <span word="like">like</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cold">cold</span> <span word="does">does</span>. <span word="All">All</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sudden">sudden</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="weak">weak</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="fever">fever</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="chills">chills</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="cough">cough</span> <span word="frequently">frequently</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="forcefully">forcefully</span>, <span word="your">your</span> <span word="throat">throat</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="sore">sore</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="body">body</span> <span word="aches">aches</span>.</p><p> <span word="For">For</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="adults">adults</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="treatment">treatment</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="simply">simply</span> <span word="wait">wait</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="out">out</span>: <span word="stay">stay</span> <span word="home">home</span>, <span word="get">get</span> <span word="lots">lots</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="bed">bed</span> <span word="rest">rest</span>, <span word="drink">drink</span> <span word="lots">lots</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="fluids">fluids</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="over">over</span>-<span word="the">the</span>-<span word="counter">counter</span> <span word="medications">medications</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="aspirin">aspirin</span>, <span word="pain">pain</span>-<span word="killers">killers</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="nasal">nasal</span> <span word="decongestants">decongestants</span>. <span word="Symptoms">Symptoms</span> <span word="usually">usually</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="within">within</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="weeks">weeks</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="elderly">elderly</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="young">young</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="initial">initial</span> <span word="viral">viral</span> <span word="infection">infection</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bacterial">bacterial</span> <span word="infection">infection</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="deadly">deadly</span> <span word="consequences">consequences</span>, <span word="because">because</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="victim">victim</span> <span word="becomes">becomes</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="weak">weak</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="battle">battle</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="disease">disease</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="death">death</span> <span word="rate">rate</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="general">general</span> <span word="population">population</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1,000. <span word="Those">Those</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="susceptible">susceptible</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="severe">severe</span> <span word="effects">effects</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="flu">flu</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="over">over</span> 65 <span word="and">and</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="chronic">chronic</span> <span word="heart">heart</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="lung">lung</span> <span word="problems">problems</span>, <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="asthma">asthma</span>.</p>
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