D. a closer relationship was built between Chinese and Russian stations
C
26-year-old Luis Ortiz went to a hospital because of a headache. When doctors examined him, they were shocked to find a tapeworm larva (绦虫幼虫) in his brain and the larva was still alive. The creature had caused a cyst (囊肿) to form inside his head. The cyst was limiting the flow of liquids to different areas of his brain. The situation was so serious that doctors said they had to perform an emergency operation to remove the larva.
Luis Ortiz was a student at California State University. He began experiencing headaches in late August. But he did not think the headaches were serious. In September, he visited his parents in another city. That was when the pain got worse. His mother saw Ortiz throwing up (呕吐) so she took him to a hospital emergency room. Ortiz said he was shocked and he couldn’t believe something like that would happen to him. The doctors saved Ortiz’s life. However, the operation also affected him. Ortiz had to drop out of school and move back home. He is not permitted to work or drive a vehicle.
Tapeworms usually infect a person’s intestinal (肠的) system. In rare cases, they infect the brain. Doctors were surprised and suspected Ortiz ate something containing the tapeworm. You can get a tapeworm from food that is unclean, and infected with tapeworm eggs. People can get them from eating infected, uncooked pork or pork that is not cooked thoroughly. Another type of tapeworm can infect beef. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says the U.S. has about 1,000 reported cases of tapeworms each year and tapeworms are more common in developing countries with poor public health systems.
【2017届高考英语广东版英语测试报高三上学期综合版训练:第1期 B2(外研版)】相关文章:
★ 【课堂新坐标】2017届高考英语(通用版)二轮复习短文改错专题训练:考法1 词法错误(含解析)
★ 【优化方案】2017届高考英语二轮复习全国卷Ⅱ题型重组训练:第19组(含解析)
★ 四川省2016届高考英语一轮复习课时作业(34) Module 4 Music 外研版选修6
★ 2017届高考英语二轮复习大题冲关秘籍短文改错:体验真题(含解析)
★ 2014届高考英语一轮复习课时作业(十八)必修3Module 6《Old and New》(外研版)
★ 2014届高考英语一轮复习课时作业(四十八)选修8Module 6《The Tang Poems》(外研版)
★ 2017高考四川省广安市英语阅读理解一轮系列训练:19(含解析)
★ 【优化方案】2017届高考英语二轮复习全国卷Ⅱ题型重组训练:第20组(含解析)
★ 2017届高考英语二轮复习书面表达限时测验:3(含解析)
最新
2017-04-24
2017-04-24
2017-04-24
2017-04-24
2017-04-21
2017-04-21