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1、2015职称英语教材新增文章卫生A补全短文新增文章第十二篇 TheEnemyWithin内部的敌人Allergyhasbecomemoreandmorecommonoverthelast30years.Nowone-thirdofusareaffectedbyallergyatsomepointinourlivesandhalfofthesesufferersarechildren.IntheUK,threemillionpeoplesufferfromasthma,andfivepercentofchildrensufferfromfoodallergy.人体内部的敌人过敏
2、症在过去30年中,已经变得越来越普及。目前有三分之一的过敏症患者于不同时期内生活在我们之中,其中半数患者为儿童。在英国有300万人受哮喘病的折磨,并有5%的儿童患有对事物的过敏症。Allergyisareactionthatoccurswhentheimmunesystemhasastrangeandunnecessaryreactiontoasubstancewhichisnormallyharmless,suchaspollenorpeanuts.__Theimmunesystemistheretoprotectthebodyagainstoutsideattackers,
3、includingviruses,bacteriaandparasites.__过敏症指的是机体免疫系统对于通常无害的物质(如花粉、花生)所做出的奇怪且不必要的反应。免疫系统能够保护我们的身体免受外界物质的侵袭,这些物质包括病毒、细菌以及寄生虫。Todefendyourbodyagainstanattacker,theimmunesystemremembersthesedangerousmicro-organismsandattacksthemifitmeetsthemagain.Thisworkisdonebyantibodies.Theimmunesysteminaller
4、gysufferersmakesantibodiesagainstharmlesssubstances,becauseitmistakenlybelievesthemtobedangerous.为了保护人体免受外界侵扰物的袭击,免疫系统会记忆这些危险的微生物,并在再次遭遇它们时对其进行攻击。这一功能是由我们体内的抗体完成的。过敏症患者的免疫系统会对无害物质产生抗体,错误地认定这些物质是危险的。Anallergicreactionmaynothappenthefirsttimeasufferermeetsanallergen(thesubstancecausingthereact
5、ion,suchaspollen,milkorstrawberries).Sometimespeoplecaneatnutsforyearsandthensuddenlybecomeallergictothem.Whathashappenedisthattheimmunesystemhasnowdecidedthesubstanceisdangerousandhasmadeanallergyantibody.Thisantibodythenattachesitselftocells,whichcontainhistamine.__Whentheantibodiesmeetthe
6、allergenthenexttime,theyattempttodestroyit._过敏反应在患者首次接触过敏源(造成过敏反应的物质,如花粉、牛奶、草莓)时可能不会发生。有时,人们会在多年正常食用坚果后,突然变得对其过敏。其免疫系统在这一过程中认定该类物质为危险物质并针对其产生了免疫抗体。这种抗体于是将其自身与人体中含有组织胺的细胞相连接。当此抗体再次遭遇这类过敏源时,其就会试图摧毁它。Astheydothat,thesurfaceofthecellsisbroken,andhistamineisreleased.Thehistamineandotherchemicalsi
7、nflamethetissues.Thisleadstothesymptomsofallergy,suchasswelling,rashes,sneezing,soreeyesandbreathlessness.Anaphylaxisisthemostsevereallergicreactionofallandismostoftentriggeredbywasporbeestingsorpeanuts.Thismustbetreatedimmediately.当抗体发挥功效时,与其连接的细胞