猴痘(monkeypox)已擴散近60國,6月下旬台灣成為亞洲第3個出現病例的國家!台灣疾管署將其增為第2類法定傳染病、向國外洽購疫苗;美國則急發30萬劑疫苗備戰。世衛組織正密切注意它是否成為新一波公衛緊急事件;世人擔心它會全球大流行。

【淺談猴痘】

monkeypox 猴痘
A:Do you know that Taiwan is the third Asian country reporting a confirmed monkeypox case?(你知道台灣是亞洲第3個出現猴痘病例國家嗎?)
B:Yes! The guy returned from Germany and developed symptoms including a fever and skin rash.(知道! 該男自德返國後出現發燒與出疹子的症狀。)

be poised to 蓄勢待發的
A:I'm fed up with the "rona"! Monkeypox mustn't become another pandemic.(我受夠了新冠! 猴痘可別再成大流行病。)
B:I know, but the WHO said the monkeypox virus is poised to move into high-risk groups.(是呀,但世衛說猴痘病毒將傳染給高風險族群。)

to distribute 分發、分配
A:I heard our government is in talks to purchase smallpox vaccines, 85% effective against monkeypox.(聽說政府在洽談天花疫苗,它對預防感染猴痘有85%效力。)
B:The Biden Administration will urgently distribute 300,000 doses of monkeypox vaccine to various States.(拜登政府緊急將30萬劑猴痘疫苗分送各州。)

【延伸關鍵字】
1. to mislead:誤導
2. undetected:未被注意的
3. blister:(皮膚上的)水泡

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