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Echovirus 11.

艾柯 11 型病毒

It's an enterovirus.

是一种肠道病毒

It lodges in the intestinal tract.

它寄生在肠道

Enteroviruses cause diarrhea

肠道病毒会导致成人腹泻

and flulike symptoms in adults, maybe a rash

以及产生一些类似感冒的症状或是皮疹

but for newborns it can be deadly.

可该病毒对新生儿是致命的

It's damaging her heart.

会损害她的心脏

Well, is there anything you can do?

你们打算怎么治疗

Viruses are more difficult to treat than bacterial infections.

病毒感染比细菌感染更难治疗

We still haven't found a cure for the common cold.

目前我们尚未发现普通感冒的治疗方法

So, there's no vaccine, or...

那没有疫苗或者...

There's a company in Pennsylvania developing an antiviral.

宾夕法尼亚有家公司研制出一种抗病毒药

It got positive results in a lab setting and

实验结果表明它有良好的疗效

we managed to get our hands on it.

而且我们已经拿到此药

Imagine not being able to touch your own baby.

试想若你无法触碰自己的孩子

Can I get your guys' help with something?

能请你们帮个忙吗

Sure.

当然

Your daughter, her...

你们的女儿 她...

Maxine.

玛克辛

That's her name.

那是她的名字

Maxine.

玛克辛

We need someone to hold Maxine off of the bed

当护士换床单时

while the nurse changes her sheet.

需要有人把玛克辛抱起来

Sure.

好的

——From《House M.D》

重点词汇（Vocabulary）

1.enterovirus [,entəroʊ'vaɪrəs] n. [病毒] 肠病毒

2.lodge [lɑːdʒ]v.寄住；存放，寄放

3.intestinal tract 肠道

4.flu-like 类似感冒的

5.Viruses are more difficult to treat than bacterial infections. 病毒感染比细菌感染更难治疗

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