CNN News: 破紀錄!2000年曾宣布麻疹絕跡，美國今年爆發(fā)麻疹病例!

I’m Carl Azuz for CNN 10. We’re grateful to have you wrapping up the week with us. We start with a milestone for the measles. This year there’ve been at least 681 cases of the disease stretched across 22 U.S. states. That’s the highest number on record since the measles was declared eliminated from the U.S. in the year 2000. Being eliminated doesn’t mean its completely gone, it means the country went more than 12 months without people continuously catching the disease.

我是卡爾·阿祖茲，這里是CNN 10分鐘新聞。我們很感激你能和我們一起結束這一周。我們從麻疹的一個里程碑開始。今年，美國22個州至少有681例豬流感病例。這是自2000年美國宣布消滅麻疹以來的最高記錄。被消滅并不意味著它完全消失了，只是意味著這個國家在過去的12個多月里沒有人持續(xù)感染這種疾病。

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control says the current outbreaks are linked to people who traveled to other countries and brought the measles back with them. No one has died in the outbreaks. Most of children who’ve been infected were not fully vaccinated against the measles though some were and caught it anyway. The vaccine offered in America isn’t just for the measles. It’s called MMR, standing for measles, mumps, and rubella. The three diseases it aims to prevent. Doctors recommend two doses of this vaccine in early childhood.

美國疾病控制中心表示，目前的疫情與到其他國家旅行并帶回麻疹的人有關。沒有人在疫情中死亡。大多數(shù)被感染的兒童并沒有完全接種麻疹疫苗，盡管有些兒童接種了麻疹疫苗，但還是感染了。美國提供的疫苗不僅僅針對麻疹。它被稱為MMR，代表麻疹、腮腺炎和風疹。它的目標是預防三種疾病。醫(yī)生建議兒童早期接種兩劑這種疫苗。

The CDC says there’s a remote chance that the MMR vaccine can cause side effects and even serious injuries which is why some parents are holding off on getting it for their children. But experts say the benefits of the vaccine outweigh its risks. Measles is highly contagious. Symptoms include high fevers, coughing, and a skin rash.

美國疾病控制與預防中心表示，MMR疫苗極有可能產生副作用，甚至造成嚴重傷害，這就是為什么一些家長推遲給孩子接種疫苗的原因。但專家表示，疫苗的好處大于風險。麻疹傳染性很強。癥狀包括高燒、咳嗽和皮疹。