利比里亚医生用抗hiv药治疗埃博拉获奇效

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1、Adoctorwhowasusedanti-HIVmedicationtotreatEbolaoutofdesperationafterbeinginundated1withpatients,hasreportedpositiveresults.利比里亚一医生“兵行险着”，启用抗HIV药物进行治疗，不料竟获奇效。DrGobeeLogangavethedruglamivudineto15EbolapatientsinaclinicinTubmanburg,and13survived.Thisgivespatientstreatedwithlamivudinea7%mortalityrate,w

2、hereasoverallmortalityratesforthoseinfectedare70%."Mystomachwashurting;Iwasfeelingweak;Iwasvomiting,"EbolapatientElizabethKundu,23,toldCNN."Theygavememedicine,andI'mfeelingfine.Wetakeit,andwecaneat–we'refeelingfineinourbodies."Thosepatientswhosurvivedaftertakinglamivudine,tookthemedicationduringthe

3、firstfivedaysofinfection.Thetwowhodiedstartedtreatmentfiveandeightdaysafteronset2oftheillness."I'msurethatwhen[patients]presentearly,thismedicinecanhelp,"Logansaid."I'veprovenitrightinmycenter."Logansaidthathewasawarethatthemedicalestablishmentwouldremainscepticaluntilresearchhadbeenundertakeninvol

4、vingamuchlargergroupofpatients,halfofwhomwouldbegivenlamivudine,andtheotherhalfaplacebo3."Ourpeoplearedyingandyou'retakingaboutstudies?"hesaid."It'samatterofdoingallthatIcandoasadoctortosavesomepeople'slives."Hesaidthathedecided4totryusinglamivudineafterreadinginamedicaljournalthatHIVandEbolareplic

5、ates5inthebodyinsimilarways.Initially6Logantriedthedrugonacolleaguewhohadbecomeinfected,andwithintwodaysheshowedsignsofimprovementandsurvived.ResearchersattheNationalInstituteofAllergy7andInfectiousDiseasestoldCNNthattheywouldbewillingtocarryoutfollow-uptests.TheWorldHealthOrganisation8saidthatexpe

6、rimentaluseoftwotrialEbolavaccines9developedbyGlaxoSmithKlineandNewLinkhasbegun.词汇解析：1inundatedv.淹没(inundate的过去式和过去分词)；（洪水般地）涌来；充满；给予或交予（太多事物）使难以应付参考例句：Wehavebeeninundatedwithoffersofhelp.主动援助多得使我们应接不暇。Wehavebeeninundatedwitheverybitofinformationimaginable.凡是想得到的各种各样的信息潮水般地向我们涌来。来自《简明英汉词典》2onsetn.进

7、攻，袭击，开始，突然开始参考例句：Thedrugmustbetakenfromtheonsetoftheinfection.这种药必须在感染的最初期就开始服用。Ourtroopswithstoodtheonsetoftheenemy.我们的部队抵挡住了敌人的进攻。3placebon.安慰剂；宽慰话参考例句：Theplacebohasbeenfoundtoworkwithalotofdifferentcases