VOA慢速英语 2007 1218a

This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. Exotic Newcastle disease is a bird virus found in many parts of the world. Many kinds of birds carry it. But it especially affects chickens and a few others. It spreads very fast and there is no tr

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Broadcast: January 27, 2003 By Jill Moss This is the VOA Special English Development Report. Researchers have discovered a simple answer to a huge problem in developing countries. They have found that

VOA标准英语2012--Bacterium Targets Untreated HIV-Positive People

Bacterium Targets Untreated HIV-Positive People Researchers are warning of an emerging form of intestinal disease in sub-Saharan Africa. Its targeting mostly HIV-infected people, who are not on treatment. The disease kills up to 45 percent of those i

VOA标准英语2013--Northern Sudan Set to Eliminate River Blindness

Northern Sudan Set to Eliminate River Blindness In 1998, residents of this Nile River town began a community-directed treatment program of ivermectin, a medication that stems the infestation of worms. In 2012, treatment was halted after scientists fo

VOA标准英语2012--Pinpointing TB Treatment in Cities

Pinpointing TB Treatment in Cities A new study says targeting treatment programs at specific neighborhoods may be a better way of controlling tuberculosis in some cities. The study looks at so-called TB hotspots. Lead author Dr. David Dowdy said a ho

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智能手机成为诊断疟疾新工具 Doctors fighting malaria - one of the deadliest diseases on the planet - may soon have a new affordable weapon in their smart phones. Researchers have found a way to use the phones camera to detect the microorg

SSS 2011-05-18

This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I'm Cynthia Graber. This will just take a minute. Princess Ahmose-Meryet-Amon enjoyed a privileged lifestyle in what is now Luxor about 3,500 years ago. But she may not have been a happy princess towar

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This is Scientific American - 60 second Science. I'm Christopher Antaryata. Got a minute? We humans take medicine when we are sick. As due our primate cousins, chimps, for example, snack on a bitter African shrub to combat intestinal worms. But the h

美国科学60秒 SSS 2012-11-15

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DEVELOPMENT REPORT - River Blindness

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VOA慢速英语 2007 1205a

This is the VOA Special English Health Report. There are low-cost vaccines, taken by mouth, that can protect against cholera. The vaccine is commonly provided to international travelers, but not to communities that suffer cholera epidemics. There ar

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2007年VOA标准英语-Parasitic Disease Heads Toward Extinction

By Carol Pearson Washington, D.C. 26 June 2007 Smallpox was the first infectious disease ever to be eradicated worldwide. But now, thanks to a two-decade campaign, guinea worm disease is about to be eradicated as well. Unlike smallpox, guinea worm di

VOA标准英语2011--Scientists Try to Develop Safer Sleeping

Scientists Try to Develop Safer Sleeping Sickness Cure Researchers say they've developed a safer way to treat sleeping sickness, a parasitic disease that is fatal if not treated. Sleeping sickness, or trypanosomiasis, is a chronic medical problem in

VOA标准英语2011--E coli: Good Bacteria Gone Bad

E coli: Good Bacteria Gone Bad As a major outbreak of a highly toxic strain of E. coli bacteria continues to sicken residents of Europe, medical experts are racing to find the source. E. coli doesn't usually cause any trouble, says University of Minn

VOA标准英语2013--iPhone Becomes Low Cost Microscope

iPhone Becomes Low Cost Microscope The Apple iPhone can be used for lot of things making calls, playing games and sending pictures, video and text. Scientists say it also can be converted into a low-cost microscope to detect worm-related infections i

VOA慢速英语20060116a

DEVELOPMENT REPORT - Studies Say New Rotavirus Vaccines Are Safe and EffectiveBy Jill Moss Broadcast: Monday, January 16, 2006 I'm Steve Ember with the VOA Special English Development Report. Studies

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VOA常速英语2013--升温引发更多疾病

Warmer Temps Trigger More Disease升温引发更多疾病 Climate change is often associated with extreme weather events, melting glaciers and rising sea levels. But it could also have a major impact on human, animal and plant health by making it eas

VOA标准英语2011--Neglected Diseases Afflict South Asia's Poor

Neglected Diseases Afflict South Asia's Poor At a time when economists predict that South Asia's economy will grow, health experts point to hundreds of millions suffering from neglected infections, often as a result of poverty. In a series of new stu