1天新增1771例！预防猛增的新冠病毒，美国疾控中心的这个科普短片值得一看！（附视频&解说稿）
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1月27日0-24时，30个省（区、市）报告新增确诊病例1771例，新增重症病例515例，新增死亡病例26例（湖北省24例、北京市1例、海南省1例），新增治愈出院病例9例，新增疑似病例2077例。
截至1月27日24时，国家卫生健康委收到30个省（区、市）累计报告确诊病例4515例，现有重症病例976例，累计死亡病例106例，累计治愈出院60例。现有疑似病例6973例。
目前累计追踪到密切接触者47833人，当日解除医学观察914人，现有44132人正在接受医学观察。
前几天，美国媒体报道，美国出现了27年以来首次再现致命乙型流感病毒，根据美国疾病预防控制中心（CDC）最新数据：全美范围已有1300万人感染，造成死亡人数高达6600人，加州、纽约均在高危城市之列，堪称过去40年最致命流感之一。
以下为美国疾控中心和约翰霍普金斯医学中心制作的关于了解和预防流感的3个科普短片，相信对我们正在对抗的新型冠状病毒也是有一些帮助作用的，顺便让天天在家的你学习一下和流感和病毒有关的英文知识。
美国疾控中心关于流感的科普短片
Hello.My name is Michelle Hughes. I am an epidemiologist at CDC, and I work on flu. AndI want to talk to you today about what you need to know about flu season, fluvaccines and what to do if you get sick. Do you know if flu will be bad thisflu season?
There is no way to predict how severe this flu season will be. Thetiming of when flu activity increases, the severity of flu activity and thelength of flu season can vary. But we do know that every year, flu causes millionsof illnesses, hundreds of thousands of hospitalizations and tens of thousands ofdeaths. My son has asthma, a chronic condition that can be made worse by flu. SoI make it a special priority to get him vaccinated to keep him healthy.
What should I do if I have flu symptoms? It is first important to know the symptoms offlu. People who are sick with flu can have sudden onset fever, cough, and sorethroat. Other possible flu symptoms can be seen on the screen. If you have flu symptoms, it is important to stayhome for at least a day after your fever is gone.
And, if you are in ahigh-risk group or are very sick and worried about your illness, contact yourhealth care provider. How can I tell if I have flu or a cold? It can be hard totell if you have the flu or a cold, because the symptoms are similar. Both arerespiratory illnesses that can affect your nose, throat and lungs, but they arecaused by different viruses.
In general, cold symptoms start gradually whereasflu symptoms start abruptly and are more severe. But, the only way to know forcertain is to contact your health care provider. The best way to protectyourself and your family from flu this season is to get vaccinated.
约翰霍普金斯医学中心关于流感的科普短片
The flu is one of the respiratory viruses that causes disease every year in the fall and winter and early spring months. Flu season or respiratory virus season usually starts sometime in October or November and it can stretch anytime through the early spring months and sometimes even as late as April and May.
The flu virus is easily transmitted person to person through coughing, sneezing and unwashed hands. Particularly when people are indoors in close proximity to each other, flu and other respiratory viruses are easily transmitted quite quickly through populations.
Some people think that all kinds of head colds are the flu, but the flu is actually a specific disease that is caused by a virus and causes symptoms of fever, headache, sore throat, body aches and some gastrointestinal symptoms. It can be quite severe and even fatal at times.
We do have an antiviral medicine that we can use to treat influenza. It can be given and it works best if you take it early in the course of your illness so shortly after you develop the first symptoms of influenza. We especially consider it in people at high risk of complications like young children or elderly. What's most important when you get flu is that you rest, drink lots of fluids and take medicines to help control your fever.
The influenza virus can infect anyone, but some of the most vulnerable populations are the very young, the very old and people who have underlying health conditions.
So the most important protection against influenza is the influenza vaccine. In addition to that though people need to be very smart in the winter. We need to use good respiratory etiquette so if you're sick you need to cover your mouth, cough into your sleeve. You need to wash your hands really well, recognize the people around you that have a fever or sneezing or coughing can be contagious and can get you sick so try to avoid people that are sick. And if you are in their presence, make sure they're covering their mouth using good respiratory etiquette and that they're washing their hands a lot.
The recommendation is that anyone over six months of age get the influenza vaccine every year. The vaccine works usually very well. There are some seasons where the vaccine has a mismatch, meaning what we put into the vaccine doesn't match that well against the strains of influenza that are in the community. It's a little hard to predict that before we get the vaccine.
We usually learn more about that after we get the vaccine. But the vaccine is still the best method that we have to protect people against influenza. Usually any vaccine will give some protection. There are always gonna be some people that get influenza despite getting the vaccine, but the vaccine does protect against severe influenza and death so we strongly encourage all people to get the influenza vaccine every year.
美国疾控中心关于流感疫苗的科普短片
How to Protect Yourself this Flu Season Why should I get a flu vaccine? The best way to protect yourself from flu is with a flu vaccine. Vaccines reduce your risk of getting sick, going to the doctor, and missing days of work or school.
Vaccination also has been shown to reduce the risk of flu-related hospitalization and it saves children's lives. If you are vaccinated, and still get sick, having received a flu vaccine will likely make your symptoms less severe.
Also, getting vaccinated isn't just about keeping you healthy; it can also help to protect important people in your life who may be more vulnerable to becoming sick from flu, such as babies, older adults, and pregnant women. How effective will the flu vaccine be this year? Every year flu vaccines are updated to protect against the 3 or 4 viruses that research indicates will be most common. It's still too early to tell how well the vaccines will work this year.
Typically though, a flu vaccine can reduce your risk of getting sick by 40 to 60%. Additionally getting a flu vaccine can reduce your risk of getting severely ill, being hospitalized, and has even been shown to reduce the risk of flu-associated death in children. CDC researchers and partners are continually working together to develop new and better seasonal flu vaccines.
Is it too late for me to get vaccinated this year? It's not too late to get a flu vaccine so now is the time if you haven't yet been vaccinated. Flu vaccine may be available in a variety of places including your doctor's office, pharmacies, and even some work places. We recommend that people get vaccinated as long as flu viruses are circulating and that can be until May.
Remember though, it takes about 2 weeks after vaccination for your body to be protected against flu, so it is important to get vaccinated now if you haven't already. How else can I protect myself from flu besides getting vaccinated? In addition to flu vaccination, there are important steps you can take to protect yourself and prevent the spread of flu. First, avoid touching your eyes, nose and mouth, as these are areas where flu viruses can enter your body. Also, avoid close contact with people who are sick and wash your hands often with soap and water.
Additionally, if you get sick with flu symptoms, you can protect the people around you by staying home and when coughing or sneezing, covering your mouth and nose with a tissue. The best way to protect yourself and your family from flu this season is to get vaccinated.
据最新消息，美国疾病控制与预防中心(CDC)当地时间27日将赴华旅行预防措施提升至“警告”的级别，这是该机构发布的3种旅行警告中的最高级别。
这意味着建议旅行者“避免不必要的旅行”。此前，三级警告预警只针对湖北省。
在CDC提升针对中国的旅行预防措施级别前不久，美国国务院将其对中国大部分地区的旅游忠告提高到了“3级：重新考虑旅行”，湖北省被评为“4级：不旅行”。
美国已确诊5例新型冠状病毒肺炎
自1月21日起，美国已相继确诊5例新型冠状病毒感染的肺炎病例。
第一名患者三十多岁，男性，为华盛顿州斯诺霍米什县居民，1月15日从武汉返回美国，但其否认去过武汉当地的海鲜市场。据了解，该患者最初在华盛顿州的一家医疗机构就诊，根据病人的旅行史和症状，医护人员怀疑其感染新型冠状病毒，故采集了一份临床标本，连夜送往疾病控制与预防中心检测，并确认为感染新型冠状病毒。
第2例新型冠状病毒肺炎感染病例是一名60多岁的女性，为美国伊利诺伊州芝加哥市居民。2019年12月底，她曾赴武汉，并于1月13日返回芝加哥。该患者在返美几天后出现症状，并致电医生。经美国疾控中心测试后，确实感染新型冠状病毒。
当地时间25日晚，美国加州橙郡卫生官员证实确诊第三例新型冠状病毒病例，患者曾经在最近到过中国武汉。当地卫生局表示：“现在并没有证据证实橙郡发生人与人之间的病毒传播，目前本地的传播风险仍然很低。”官方声明并未表明患者名字或身份。
26日，加利福尼亚州洛杉矶县确诊了美国第四例新型冠状病毒感染患者，该患者有近期赴武汉旅行史。
同一天，亚利桑那州卫生服务部门和该州马里科帕县公共卫生部门确认该县一名患者已被确诊为感染新型冠状病毒。这是美国的第五例新型冠状病毒感染患者，是一名亚利桑那州立大学的学生，最近刚从武汉回到美国，但并不住在大学宿舍。
据美国疾病控制与预防中心(CDC)最新消息：已在26个州对110人进行监测，这其中包括已确诊的5名已确诊的新型冠状病毒肺炎患者。
美国CDC下属的国家免疫与呼吸疾病中心主任Nancy Messonnier称，目前美国病毒并没有在美国传播。出于这个原因，目前仍然相信，这种新病毒对普通公众的直接健康风险很低。
当地时间27日，洛杉矶政府发出公告称，病毒对公众没有立即威胁，不需要特殊的预防措施。任何人不应因种族、国籍、以及最近旅行所去的地方而被排挤。
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