Tuberculosis Still Kills
<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="There">There</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="disease">disease</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="tuberculosis">tuberculosis</span> . <span word="One">One</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="cured">cured</span>. <span word="Another">Another</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="TB">TB</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="spread">spread</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="shaking">shaking</span> <span word="hands">hands</span>, <span word="sharing">sharing</span> <span word="dishes">dishes</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="sharing">sharing</span> <span word="clothing">clothing</span>. <span word="Another">Another</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="usually">usually</span> <span word="catch">catch</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="others">others</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="constantlysuch">constantlysuch</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="family">family</span>, <span word="friends">friends</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="coworkers">coworkers</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="occasional">occasional</span> <span word="cough">cough</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="sneeze">sneeze</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="nearby">nearby</span> <span word="stranger">stranger</span> <span word="doesnt">doesnt</span> <span word="transmit">transmit</span> <span word="TB">TB</span>.</p><p> <span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="TB">TB</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="rare">rare</span>, <span word="like">like</span> <span word="bubonic">bubonic</span> <span word="plague">plague</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="smallpox">smallpox</span>. <span word="Yet">Yet</span> <span word="TB">TB</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="occurs">occurs</span> <span word="worldwide">worldwide</span>, <span word="killing">killing</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> 2 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="year">year</span>! <span word="Most">Most</span> <span word="victims">victims</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="elderly">elderly</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="developing">developing</span> <span word="countries">countries</span>. <span word="Yet">Yet</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="developed">developed</span> <span word="countries">countries</span>, <span word="TB">TB</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="killer">killer</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span>, <span word="TB">TB</span> <span word="killed">killed</span> 650 <span word="people">people</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2005.</p><p> <span word="Caused">Caused</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="bacteria">bacteria</span>, <span word="most">most</span> <span word="forms">forms</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="TB">TB</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="treated">treated</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="antibiotics">antibiotics</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="antibiotics">antibiotics</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="taken">taken</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="weeks">weeks</span>, <span word="however">however</span>, <span word="before">before</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="victim">victim</span> <span word="completely">completely</span> <span word="recovers">recovers</span>. <span word="Ignoring">Ignoring</span> <span word="doctors">doctors</span> <span word="orders">orders</span>, <span word="some">some</span> <span word="victims">victims</span> <span word="stop">stop</span> <span word="taking">taking</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="antibiotics">antibiotics</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="soon">soon</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="start">start</span> <span word="feeling">feeling</span> <span word="better">better</span>; <span word="they">they</span> <span word="risk">risk</span> <span word="catching">catching</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="stronger">stronger</span> <span word="version">version</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="TB">TB</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="future">future</span>.</p><p> <span word="TB">TB</span> <span word="usually">usually</span> <span word="attacks">attacks</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lungs">lungs</span>. <span word="Symptoms">Symptoms</span> <span word="vary">vary</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="common">common</span> <span word="symptoms">symptoms</span> <span word="include">include</span> <span word="fatigue">fatigue</span>, <span word="lots">lots</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="coughing">coughing</span>, <span word="loss">loss</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="appetite">appetite</span>, <span word="chest">chest</span> <span word="pain">pain</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="spitting">spitting</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="blood">blood</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="simple">simple</span> <span word="skin">skin</span> <span word="test">test</span>, <span word="followed">followed</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="necessary">necessary</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="chest">chest</span> <span word="x">x</span>-<span word="ray">ray</span>, <span word="will">will</span> <span word="determine">determine</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="active">active</span> <span word="TB">TB</span> <span word="exists">exists</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="so">so</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="doctor">doctor</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="prescribe">prescribe</span> <span word="antibiotics">antibiotics</span>.</p>
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