Rabies epidemic rising in China

时间：2006-09-27 07:22:46

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Chinese' loose administration and immunization of their pets acctuall make them the No.1 potential killer1 in the country. The dogs in the picture might raise great risks to passers-by.
 
Chinanews, Beijing, September 26 – The epidemic2 of rabies, one of the most fatal infectious diseases (with a death toll3 of nearly 100%), has been rising in China these years. As a matter of fact, rabies epidemic in China is the second most rampant4 in the world, the first being in India.

 

The epidemic in China has kept rising since 1997, and most cases have happened in Guizhou, Guangxi, Hunan, Guangdong and Hubei. In 2006 alone, 1,874 rabies cases were reported, a 29.2% growth compared with last year, making the disease the No.1 killing5 infectious disease in the country.

 

The number of pets in China has been growing rapidly these years, but the administration and immunization of pets has not. The poor knowledge of the public as regards the danger of rabies leaves them totally unprotected against the disease. Only very few people know the importance of rabies vaccine6 inoculation7 after being bitten or scratched at by a healthy-looking dog or cat.

 

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1 killer rpLziK     
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。
2 epidemic 5iTzz     
n.流行病；盛行；adj.流行性的，流传极广的
参考例句：
  • That kind of epidemic disease has long been stamped out.那种传染病早已绝迹。
  • The authorities tried to localise the epidemic.当局试图把流行病限制在局部范围。
3 toll LJpzo     
n.过路(桥)费；损失，伤亡人数；v.敲(钟)
参考例句：
  • The hailstone took a heavy toll of the crops in our village last night.昨晚那场冰雹损坏了我们村的庄稼。
  • The war took a heavy toll of human life.这次战争夺去了许多人的生命。
4 rampant LAuzm     
adj.(植物)蔓生的；狂暴的，无约束的
参考例句：
  • Sickness was rampant in the area.该地区疾病蔓延。
  • You cannot allow children to rampant through the museum.你不能任由小孩子在博物馆里乱跑。
5 killing kpBziQ     
n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财
参考例句：
  • Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
  • Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。
6 vaccine Ki1wv     
n.牛痘苗，疫苗；adj.牛痘的，疫苗的
参考例句：
  • The polio vaccine has saved millions of lives.脊髓灰质炎疫苗挽救了数以百万计的生命。
  • She takes a vaccine against influenza every fall.她每年秋季接种流感疫苗。
7 inoculation vxvyj     
n.接芽；预防接种
参考例句：
  • Travellers are reminded that inoculation against yellow fever is advisable. 提醒旅游者接种预防黄热病的疫苗是明智的。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • Travelers are reminded that inoculation against yellow fever is advisable. 旅客们被提醒，注射黄热病预防针是明智的。 来自辞典例句

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