什么是中東呼吸綜合征？

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What is MERS?
什么是中東呼吸綜合征？

Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) is an infection of the lungs caused by a virus known as a coronavirus and is written as MERS-CoV.
中東呼吸綜合征（MERS）是由一種冠狀病毒引起的肺部感染疾病，也叫做MERS-Cov。

Coronaviruses can cause illness similar to the common cold in the winter and spring months. This coronavirus is different than these viruses and has never been seen in humans before.
冠狀病毒能在秋冬季引起類似感冒的疾病，但這種冠狀病毒與感冒病毒不同，此前未曾在人類身上發現過。

Is MERS the same as the SARS virus?
中東呼吸綜合征與非典病毒一樣嗎？

No. SARS and MERS are both called coronaviruses, however, the two viruses are not the same.
不一樣。這兩種病毒都叫冠狀病毒，但它們并不相同。

Who gets MERS?
哪些人會得中東呼吸綜合征？

Most people who became ill with MERS had traveled to, lived in, or were in close contact with someone who had traveled to the Arabian Peninsula. It is unclear why some individuals become ill and why others do not. People with chronic health conditions or weak immune systems may be at greater risk.
大多數患中東呼吸綜合征的人都曾經到過或居住在阿拉伯半島地區，又或者與到訪過該地區的人有過密切接觸。目前尚不清楚為何有些人會得該病，而有些人不會得。有慢性疾病或者免疫系統較弱的人群患病的風險較大。

Does MERS spread from person to person?
中東呼吸綜合征是否人際傳播？

The virus that causes MERS has been shown to spread between two people who are in close contact.
已有證據證明該病毒會在有密切接觸的兩人之間傳播。

The virus has also spread from infected people to health care workers.
也曾有過從病人傳播給醫護人員的案例。

What are the symptoms of MERS?
中東呼吸綜合征有哪些癥狀？

Most people who got infected with MERS-CoV became severely ill with a respiratory illness with symptoms such as: fever, cough, shortness of breath.
大多數患者會表現出嚴重的呼吸系統疾病癥狀，包括：發燒、咳嗽以及呼吸急促。

（中國日報網英語點津 Helen）