《成人教育大学英语教程》2-课件 Unit 7.pptxVIP

Unit 7　Flu Scare ;?;Text A: How Long Does the Flu Last ;01;?;Deal with unfamiliar words and expressions. Match the words in column A with the meanings in column B. ;How Long Does the Flu Last Lauren Cahn Even with all the hand-washing in the world, you may still catch the ?u this winter. Here’s how long you’re likely to be down for the count. Your nose feels a bit stuffy. Then you cough—a dry cough that makes your head ache, until you realize it’s not so much a headache as a “headache in your stomach”. Then you notice your limbs feel kind of weird—restless, achy—and you just can’t seem to get comfortable. But if you know the symptoms of influenza, you’re probably just now realizing, “so that’s what this is,” and your first question is probably going to be something along the lines of “how long must I endure this suffering?” Read on for the answer with input from influenza experts, Susan Besser, MD, who practices primary care and family medicine at Mercy Medical Center in Baltimore, Maryland, and Megha Tewari, MD, who practices family medicine at the Memorial Hermann the Woodlands Medical Center. ;Influenza is a viral infection that’s highly contagious because it’s transmitted both through the air (Think: coughing, sneezing, or talking) and on surfaces (i. e. you touch a door knob on which viral particles have landed). If you’re exposed to the virus, there’s about a 50/50 chance you’ll get sick, according to Dr. Tewari, although if you get the vaccine, your chances of staying healthy are higher. If the virus does take hold, ?u symptoms tend to set in within two to seven days, coming on suddenly and with an intensity that begs for an answer to the question: When will the misery end? Generally, it takes only a few days for the worst of it to resolve, Dr. Besser tells Reader’s Digest, and by the “worst of it,” she’s referring to the headache, body aches, and gastrointestinal symptoms (including nausea, vomiting and/or diarrhea). However, it could