BY MICHELLE SCHUELKE

MICHELLE SCHUELKE

Another round of the flu is emerging this season but this one has the World Health Organization

這個季節又出現了新一輪的流感，但這一輪流感讓世界衛生組織

jumping into action. China.org reports Saturday three cases were

躍躍欲試。中國網報道，週六有三起案件被

confirmed as a human infection of H7N9 avian influenza — a strain of bird flu.

證實為人感染H7N9禽流感--一種禽流感病毒株。

The victims include an 87-year-old man in Shanghai who got sick Feb. 19 and died March

遇難者中包括上海一位87歲的老人，2月19日患病，3月死亡。

4, a 27-year-old man, also in Shanghai who became ill Feb. 27 and died March 10 and a

4，一名27歲的男子，也是在上海，2月27日發病，3月10日死亡，還有一名。

35-year-old woman in the Chuzhou City of Anhui who became ill on March 9 and is now in a

35歲的安徽滁州市女子，3月9日患病，目前在

critical condition. She is known to have had contact with poultry before she became ill.

情況危急。據悉，她患病前曾接觸過家禽。

“What’s alarming is that it appears that all three of them got the flu separately from

"令人震驚的是，他們三個人似乎都分別得了流感，從。

each other. The World Health Organization has been notified.” http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/index(Via

彼此。已通知世界衛生組織。"http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/index(via。

WABC) According to China's National Health and Family

WABC）據中國'國家衛生和家庭。

Planning Commission, all three became ill with coughs and fevers before developing pneumonia.

計劃委員會，三人都因咳嗽和發燒而生病，然後發展成肺炎。

This strain of avian flu is not known to have been transmitted to humans before.

據悉，這種禽流感菌株以前並沒有傳染給人類。

South China Morning Post says the symptoms are the onset of early respiratory infection,

南華早報》稱，該症狀是早期呼吸道感染的發病。

but then develop into severe pneumonia. Chinese authorities urged citizens to “avoid direct

但隨後發展成嚴重的肺炎。中國當局呼籲公民 "避免直接

contact with poultry and birds, and their droppings.”

與家禽和鳥類及其糞便接觸"。

Another strain of bird flu, H5N1, has led to more than 360 confirmed human deaths since

另一種禽流感菌株H5N1，已經導致超過360人確診死亡。

2003 and the deaths of tens of millions of birds.

2003年，以及數千萬只鳥類的死亡。

According to the BBC, “The World Health Organization says that most avian flu viruses

據BBC報道，"世界衛生組織表示，大部分禽流感病毒

do not infect humans and the majority of H5N1 cases have been associated with contact with

人類不會受到感染，大多數H5N1病例都與接觸過的人有關。

infected poultry.” China’s Centre for Health and Protection

感染的家禽"。中國衛生防護中心

says if someone comes into contact with poultry, they should be sure to wash their hands thoroughly

說，如果有人接觸到家禽，一定要徹底洗手。

with soap and water. 

用肥皂和水。