挖鼻孔不仅恶心,而且会造成致命疾病_公共英语阅读理解

挖鼻孔不仅恶心,而且会造成致命疾病

研究员发现：无论是在干燥还是潮湿环境下，无论人们是挖鼻孔还是只是揉鼻子，细菌都会以同样的速度传播。这很可怕，因为在全世界范围内，肺炎是导致人们死亡的主要原因。据估计，130万名5岁以下的儿童因患肺炎而死亡。

Even though it's tricky to get your little ones to kick the unpleasant habit, researchers have some simple advice that may prevent the spread of the deadly bacteria. "For parents, as this research shows that hands are likely to spread pneumococcus, this may be important when children are in contact with elderly relatives or relatives with reduced immune systems," said lead researcher Dr Victoria Connor, a clinical research fellow at the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine and Royal Liverpool Hospital.

尽管让孩子戒掉这一令人不快的习惯似乎是件很棘手的事情，但研究员给出了一些简单的建议，或能预防致命细菌的传播。"因为这项研究表明肺炎球菌可能会通过双手进行传播，所以当儿童与上了年纪的亲戚或免疫系统较弱的亲戚接触时，家长因格外留心，"首席研究员维多利亚·康纳盖尔博士说道，他是利物浦热带医学院和皇家利物浦医院（Royal Liverpool Hospital）的临床研究员。

"In these situations, ensuring good hand hygiene and cleaning of toys or surfaces would likely reduce transmission, and reduce the risk of developing pneumococcal infection such as pneumonia." So basically, keeping their hands and toys clean minimises the risk - which shouldn't be too tricky to do with some antibacterial wipes or gel.