The World Health Organization says lifestyle factors are at the root of the non-communicable disease crisis, which is responsible for millions of premature deaths every year. WHO is calling for global action to combat this epidemic.
The World Health Organization breaks a common misperception. It says non-communicable diseases or NCDs do not mainly afflict affluent people. On the contrary, it says 80 percent of all NCDs occur in lowand middle-income countries.
WHO says non-communicable diseases are preventable. It reports up to 80 percent of heart disease, stroke, and type 2 diabetes and more than one-third of cancers could be prevented by eliminating the major risk factors. These include tobacco use, unhealthy diet, physical inactivity and the harmful use of alcohol.
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many as 10 million persons worldwide may have the virus(病毒)that causes AIDS.
Experts believe about 350 thousand persons have the disease. And one million
more may get it in the next five years. In the United States, about 50000
persons have died with AIDS. The country’s top medical official says more than
90 percent of all Americans who had the AIDS virus five years ago are
dead. There is no cure for AIDS and no vaccine (疫苗) medicine to prevent it. However, researchers know much more about AIDS than they did just a few years ago. We now know that AIDS is caused by a virus. The virus invades healthy cells including white blood cells that are part of our defense system against disease. It takes control of the healthy cell’s genetic(遗传的)material and forces the cell to make a copy of the virus. The A. An AIDS mother can pass on the virus to her unborn child. B. The AIDS virus can be passed on through infected blood. C. The AIDS virus can be passed on by shaking hands and sharing belongings. D. The AIDS virus is passed sexually. [填空题]The World Health Organization says more effort is needed to stop the trade in counterfeit medicines. The United Nations health agency says countries must work together to fight the growing (26) from drugs that are not what they seem.
W.H.O. officials discussed the problem during a recent high-level meeting in Rome. (27) at the conference included representatives of government agencies, (28) groups and the drag industry. Counterfeit medicines (29) people into believing they are taking something that will make them well. Instead, it might make them sicker or even kill them. The World Health Organization says counterfeit drugs are part of a wider problem of (30) medicines. But it says the difference is that they are purposely (31) . Some contain no active substances. Some contain dangerous substances. Counterfeit drugs can also add to the problem of drug (32) The World Health Organizati 我来回答: 提交
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