Better Control of TB seen if a faster cure is found

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Better Control of TB Seen If a Faster Cure Is FoundThe World Health Organization estimates

Better Control of TB Seen If a Faster Cure Is Found

The World Health Organization estimates that about one-third of all people are infected with bacteria that cause tuberculosis. Most times, the infection remains inactive. But each year about eight million people develop active cases of TB, usually in their(51). Two million people die(52)it. The disease has(53)with the spread of AIDS and drug-resistant forms of tuberculosis.

Current treatments take at least six months. Patients have to(54)a combination of several antibiotic drugs daily. But many people stop(55)they feel better. Doing that can(56)to an infection that resists treatment. Public health experts agree that a faster-acting cure for tuberculosis would be more effective. Now a study estimates just how(57)it might be. A professor of international health at Harvard University led the study. Joshua Salomon says a shorter treatment program would likely mean not just more patients(58). It would also mean(59)infectious patients who can pass on their infection to others.

The researchers developed a mathematical model to examine the effects of a two-month treatment plan. They(60)the model with current TB conditions in Southeast Asia. The scientists found that a two-month treatment could prevent about twenty percent of new cases. And it might(61)about twenty-five percent of TB deaths. The model shows that these(62)would take place between two thousand twelve and two thousand thirty. That is, if a faster cure is developed and in wide use by two thousand twelve.

The Word Health Organization(63)the DOTS program in nineteen ninety. DOTS is Directly Observed Treatment, Short-course. Health workers watch tuberculosis patients take their daily pills to make(64)they continue treatment.

Earlier this year, an international partnership of organizations announced a plan m expand the DOTS program. The ten-year plan also aims to finance research(65)new TB drugs. The four most common drugs used now are more than forty years old. The Global Alliance for TB Drug Development says its long-term goal is a treatment that could work in as few as ten doses.

A．kidneys

B．lungs

C．bones

D．livers

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Better Control of TB seen if a faster cure is found The World Health 0rganization1 est

Better Control of TB seen if a faster cure is found

The World Health 0rganization1 estimates that about one—third of all people are infected with bacteria that cause tuberculosis．Most times，the infection remains inactive．But each year about eight million people develop active cases of TB，usually in their______（1）．Two million people die______ （2）it．The disease has______ （3）with the spread of AIDS and drug-resistant forms of tuberculosis．

Current treatments take at least six months．Patients have to ______（4）a combination of several antibiotic drugs daily．But many people stop——（5）they feel better．Doing that can______ （6）to an infection that resists treatment．Public health experts agree that a faster-acting cure for tuberculosis would be more effective．Now a study estimates just how______ （7）it might be．A professor of international health at Harvard University2 led the study．Joshua Salomon says a shorter treatment program would likely mean not just more patients______（8）．It would also mean______ （9）infectious patients who can pass on their infection to others．

The researchers developed a mathematical model to examine the effects of a two-month treatment plan．They______ （1 0）the model with current TB conditions in Southeast Asia．The scientists found that a two-month treatment could prevent about twenty percent of new cases．And it might______ （11）about twenty-five percent of TB deaths．The model shows that these______ （12）would take place between two thousand twelve and two thousand thirty．That is，if a faster cure is developed

and in wide use by two thousand twelve．

The World Health Organization______ （13）the DOTS。program in nineteen ninety．DOTS is Directly Observed Treatment，Short-course．Health workers watch tuberculosis patients take their daily pills to make______ （14）they continue treatment．

Earlier this year，an international partnership of organizations announced a plan to expand the DOTS program．The ten-year plan also aims to finance research ______ （15）new TB drugs．The four most common drugs used now are more than forty years old．The Global Alliance for TB Drug Development。says its long-term goal is a treatment that could work in as few as ten doses．

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A．kidneys

B．1ungs

C．bones

D．1ivers

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Controlling the Growing TB Crisis in ChinaChina needs to take urgent action to address a "

Controlling the Growing TB Crisis in China

China needs to take urgent action to address a "vicious cycle" of poverty and tuberculosis (TB) affecting a considerable number of Chinese people, especially in underdeveloped areas, the World Health Organization said on Monday.

The Chinese government needs to take "immediate necessary action" to control the spread of TB, which is "threatening the future of its 1.3 billion people", WHO said in a report released at the start of a three-day meeting to discuss TB in the Western Pacific region.

Poor living conditions and health care in rural China mean the TB infection rate is nearly three times higher than in urban areas, the report said. There are some factors that make the rural TB burden heavier such as insufficient funds for local health programs and increased charges for medical care, it said.

"This has uniformly produced a negative impact on TB diagnosis and treatment, especially in areas without specific funding targeted towards TB-related services," it said. The report, which is meant to foreshadow the seriousness of the TB crisis in China, suggests that China adopt a two-year program to control the disease.

The government should fund free TB drugs and diagnosis, health promotion and training, and supervised treatment programs at all levels, it said. "TB control should be considered as a key development issue and poverty reduction strategy," WHO Western Pacific regional director Dr. Shigeru Omi said at the opening of the meeting in Beijing.

A World Bank-funded project in 13 of China's 31 provinces produced "astonishing" results, reducing the incidence of TB by 38 per cent in less than 10 years, WHO said. "This tremendous achievement tells us that the regional target of reducing the prevalence of TB by half in 10 years, though ambitious, is achievable," Omi said.

But TB "remains a relentless killer in the Western Pacific region", claiming around 1,000 lives daily in the region -- more than half of them in China, a WHO press statement said. "The worsening burden of TB has resulted in a great human tragedy and has had a profound impact on economic development in several countries in the region," the statement said.

At present in China the TB infection rate

A．in rural areas is three times as high as that in urban areas.

B．in rural areas is nearly four times as high as that in urban areas.

C．in urban areas is two times lower than that in rural areas.

D．in urban areas is four times lower than that in rural areas.

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Inparagraph 3, which of the following is NOT given as a reason for a reduction indeath rat

es？ [A] New inventions. [ B ] Better hygiene. [ C ] Improved food production. [ D ] Better control of fatal diseases.

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Which of the following contributes to the better control of the balls？A．Stronger affection

Which of the following contributes to the better control of the balls？

A．Stronger affection.

B．More ownership.

C．Greater friction.

D．Fewer investigations.

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According to the passage, what might be a better way to control population？A．To estimate t

According to the passage, what might be a better way to control population？

A．To estimate the population trend with statistics.

B．To control the size of a family as a whole.

C．To grant more education and rights to women.

D．To decrease women's ability to reproduce.

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most operations are supplying quantities above the statutory minimum of in an effort to better control respirable dust and methane.

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We can conclude from the passage that we need to control noise pollution if ______.A．we wa

We can conclude from the passage that we need to control noise pollution if ______.

A．we want to stay both psychologically and physically healthy

B．we want to have better control over ourselves

C．we want to cooperate well

D．we don't want to be anxious

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If a void occurs in the cargo hold，it is better to ________ to control the broken stowage．

A.brace it with dunnage

B.cover it with large pieces

C.fill it with small pieces

D.leave it as it is

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A credit card user can control himself to take better advantage of credit card if he knows

well the truth that ______.

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Better Control of TB seen if a faster cure is found The World Health Organizationl es