埃博拉病毒：你应该知道的12件事
<p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="case">case</span> <span word="you">you</span>’<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="missed">missed</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="deadliest">deadliest</span> <span word="Ebola">Ebola</span> <span word="outbreak">outbreak</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="spreading">spreading</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Western">Western</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span>, <span word="taking">taking</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> 900 <span word="lives">lives</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="far">far</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="Centers">Centers</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Disease">Disease</span> <span word="Control">Control</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Prevention">Prevention</span> (<span word="CDC">CDC</span>) <span word="is">is</span> <span word="sending">sending</span> 50 <span word="infectious">infectious</span> <span word="disease">disease</span> <span word="specialists">specialists</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="region">region</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="quell">quell</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="outbreak">outbreak</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="provide">provide</span> <span word="much">much</span>-<span word="needed">needed</span> <span word="resources">resources</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="expertise">expertise</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="outbreak">outbreak</span> <span word="worsens">worsens</span>, <span word="confusion">confusion</span>—<span word="and">and</span> <span word="panic">panic</span>—<span word="has">has</span> <span word="grown">grown</span>.</p><p><span word="To">To</span> <span word="sort">sort</span> <span word="fact">fact</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="doomsday">doomsday</span> <span word="fiction">fiction</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="consulted">consulted</span> <span word="current">current</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="CDC">CDC</span> <span word="members">members</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="infectious">infectious</span> <span word="disease">disease</span> <span word="experts">experts</span> <span word="including">including</span> <span word="Dr">Dr</span>. <span word="Ron">Ron</span> <span word="Behrens">Behrens</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="London">London</span> <span word="School">School</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Hygiene">Hygiene</span> & <span word="Tropical">Tropical</span> <span word="Medicine">Medicine</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Amesh">Amesh</span> <span word="Adalija">Adalija</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="infectious">infectious</span> <span word="disease">disease</span> <span word="physician">physician</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="University">University</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Pittsburgh">Pittsburgh</span> <span word="Medical">Medical</span> <span word="Center">Center</span>. <span word="Here">Here</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="answers">answers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="common">common</span> <span word="burning">burning</span> <span word="questions">questions</span>.</p><p><span word="Where">Where</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="name">name</span> “<span word="Ebola">Ebola</span>” <span word="come">come</span> <span word="from">from</span>?</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="virus">virus</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="named">named</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Ebola">Ebola</span> <span word="River">River</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Democratic">Democratic</span> <span word="Republic">Republic</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Congo">Congo</span>.<span word="That">That</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="virus">virus</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="discovered">discovered</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1976.</p><p><span word="If">If</span> <span word="there">there</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="vaccine">vaccine</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="cure">cure</span>, <span word="what">what</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="doctors">doctors</span> <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="treat">treat</span> <span word="Ebola">Ebola</span> <span word="patients">patients</span>?</p><p><span word="For">For</span> <span word="now">now</span>, <span word="all">all</span> <span word="doctors">doctors</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="treat">treat</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="symptoms">symptoms</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="provide">provide</span> <span word="supportive">supportive</span> <span word="care">care</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="monitoring">monitoring</span> <span word="heart">heart</span> <span word="rate">rate</span>, <span word="blood">blood</span> <span word="pressure">pressure</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="breathing">breathing</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="sure">sure</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="patients">patients</span>’ <span word="fluids">fluids</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="replenished">replenished</span>. <span word="Sometimes">Sometimes</span> <span word="patients">patients</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="given">given</span> <span word="antibiotics">antibiotics</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="treat">treat</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="possible">possible</span> <span word="infections">infections</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="hope">hope</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="sustain">sustain</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="patient">patient</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="infection">infection</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="immune">immune</span> <span word="system">system</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="eventually">eventually</span> <span word="clear">clear</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="virus">virus</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="harder">harder</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="achieve">achieve</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="rural">rural</span> <span word="health">health</span> <span word="systems">systems</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="West">West</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="tasked">tasked</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="treating">treating</span> <span word="thousands">thousands</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="patients">patients</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="insufficient">insufficient</span> <span word="resources">resources</span>.</p>
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