复旦医学学术英语课件Unit 2 Resurgent and Emergent Diseases.pptVIP

Language Focuses virulence vir(o)- virus virology antiviral Page 28 Lead-in information-filling task Outbreak Year Cause Prevalence SARS ??? ??? Starting in China and spreading globally Avian flu ??? H5N1 ???? Swine flu 2009 H1N1 ???? Page 26 Lead-in information-filling task Outbreak Year Cause Prevalence SARS 2002 - 2003 SARS coronavirus Starting in China and spreading globally Avian flu 2007 H5N1 First reported in South Korea and becoming a global outbreak Swine flu 2009 H1N1 A pandemic starting in Mexico Page 26 What to explore? Reasons for emerging and re-emerging diseases Updated information about some most common infectious diseases such as TB epidemic worldwide and particularly in China Measures to be taken to reduce and prevent outbreaks of infectious diseases and development of noninfectious diseases Text A: Reemerging Diseases: Gone Today, Here Tomorrow? Santayana’s dictum those who cannot remember the past are doomed to repeat it The biological corollary The belief that we’ve vanquished our ancient microbial enemies leaves us alarmingly vulnerable to them. Page 26 Language Focuses biological bio- biology biotechnology biodiversity Page 26 Language Focuses microbial micro- microscope microorganism Page 26 Knowledge of the subject matter Reemerging Diseases Be vulnerable to the ancient microbial enemies Page 26 What does the author imply by mentioning two choices? (Pre. 1) People’s inadequate consciousness about the consequence of neglecting the emerging and reemerging infectious diseases Unjustifiability of people’s complacency about the prevention and control of the infectious diseases Unfinished war against infectious disease Page 26 Language Focuses “Old enemies never dies” How are the two choices understood? Death toll Page 26 Language Focuses antibiotics anti- antigen antibody antacid anticoagulant Page 26 Knowledge of the subject matter internecine squabbles in Congress “New Flu Strain Spreads: Death Toll Reaches Half Milli