世界上最致命的动物第一名居然不是人类_BEC初级作文

世界上最致命的动物第一名居然不是人类

The tsetse fly transmits a disease called sleeping sickness, a parasitic infection that at first can lead to headaches, fever, joint pain, and itchiness, but later can lead to some serious neurological problems. The number of deaths has been decreasing.

采采蝇会传播一种名为昏睡症的疾病，这种寄生虫感染病一开始会引发头痛、发烧、关节痛和瘙痒，但过后会导致严重的神经问题。因这种病而丧生的人数近年来有所下降。

With about 10,000 new cases now reported each year, the estimated number of annual deaths is likely on the decline as well.

现在每年报告的采采蝇致死事件约为1万例，这一数字可能也在下降。

6. Assassin bugs: 12,000 deaths a year

猎蝽：每年杀死1.2万人

The assassin bug, also called the kissing bug, is responsible for carrying Chagas disease, which kills about 12,000 people a year on average.

猎蝽携带查加斯病毒，平均每年导致1.2万人丧生。猎蝽又名“吻猎蝽”。

Chagas disease is a parasitic infection passed by the bug, which got its nickname by biting people on the face.

查加斯病是猎蝽传播的一种寄生虫感染病，猎蝽因爱叮咬人脸而得到“吻猎蝽”的绰号。

5. Freshwater snails: 20,000+ deaths a year

淡水蜗牛/淡水螺：每年杀死2万人以上

The freshwater snail carries parasitic worms that infect people with a disease called schistosomiasis that can cause intense abdominal pain and blood in the stool or urine, depending on the area that's affected.