Avoid the Flu
<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="Flu">Flu</span> <span word="season">season</span> <span word="occurs">occurs</span> <span word="annually">annually</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="cold">cold</span> <span word="weather">weather</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="winter">winter</span>. <span word="Although">Although</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="influenza">influenza</span> <span word="virus">virus</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="alive">alive</span> <span word="throughout">throughout</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="seasons">seasons</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="seems">seems</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="greatest">greatest</span> <span word="impact">impact</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="humans">humans</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="winter">winter</span>. <span word="Scientists">Scientists</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="sure">sure</span> <span word="why">why</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="winter">winter</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="indoors">indoors</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="close">close</span> <span word="together">together</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="longer">longer</span> <span word="periods">periods</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="time">time</span>. <span word="Also">Also</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="virus">virus</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="longer">longer</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="stronger">stronger</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="colder">colder</span> <span word="weather">weather</span>. <span word="Finally">Finally</span>, <span word="indoor">indoor</span> <span word="air">air</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="dry">dry</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mucous">mucous</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="helps">helps</span> <span word="protect">protect</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="virus">virus</span>.</p><p> <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>., <span word="the">the</span> <span word="virus">virus</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="sneeze">sneeze</span> <span word="at">at</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="kills">kills</span> <span word="about">about</span> 36,000 <span word="people">people</span> <span word="annually">annually</span> . <span word="It">It</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="causes">causes</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> 250,000 <span word="people">people</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hospital">hospital</span> <span word="bed">bed</span> <span word="annually">annually</span>.</p><p> <span word="Scientists">Scientists</span> <span word="develop">develop</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="preventive">preventive</span> <span word="flu">flu</span> <span word="shot">shot</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="winter">winter</span> <span word="begins">begins</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="shot">shot</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="guaranteed">guaranteed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="prevent">prevent</span> <span word="flu">flu</span>; <span word="scientists">scientists</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="guess">guess</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="virus">virus</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="dangerous">dangerous</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="upcoming">upcoming</span> <span word="season">season</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="shot">shot</span> <span word="protects">protects</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="particular">particular</span> <span word="virus">virus</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="shot">shot</span>, <span word="influenza">influenza</span> <span word="spreads">spreads</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="easily">easily</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="takes">takes</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sneeze">sneeze</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cough">cough</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="touch">touch</span>. <span word="Victims">Victims</span> <span word="frequently">frequently</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="ill">ill</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="shaking">shaking</span> <span word="hands">hands</span>, <span word="opening">opening</span> <span word="doors">doors</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="handling">handling</span> <span word="money">money</span>.</p><p> <span word="Most">Most</span> <span word="infected">infected</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fever">fever</span>, <span word="sore">sore</span> <span word="throat">throat</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="cough">cough</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="symptoms">symptoms</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="mild">mild</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="week">week</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="others">others</span>, <span word="however">however</span>, <span word="symptoms">symptoms</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="severe">severe</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="prolonged">prolonged</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="victims">victims</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="bed">bed</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="weeks">weeks</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hospital">hospital</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cemetery">cemetery</span>.</p>
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