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　　潜伏期 incubation period

　　疑似病例 suspected case

　　确诊病例 confirmed case

　　得肺炎 get/catch pneumonia

　　接受医学观察 under medical observation

　　流行病学调查 epidemiological investigation

　　病毒爆发 virus outbreak

　　遏制疫情爆发 contain the outbreak

　　严格隔离政策 strict isolation policy

　　携带病毒 carrying the virus

　　超级传染源 superspreader

　　医疗费用报销 reimbursement for medical expenses

　　中国大部分地区口罩供应紧张 tight supplies in large areas of China

　　人传人 human-to-human transmission

　　医务人员感染 infection of medical worker

　　【相关报道】

　　Scientists believe an animal source is "the most likely primary source" but that some human-to-human transmission has occurred.

　　科学家认为动物是“最有可能的初始感染源”，不过，也有一些人传人的病例。

　　Signs of infection include respiratory symptoms， fever， cough， shortness of breath and breathing difficulties.

　　感染症状包括：呼吸道症状，发烧，咳嗽，呼吸短促，呼吸困难等。

　　近期，湖北省武汉市等多个地区发生新型冠状病毒感染的肺炎疫情。

　　【阅读理解】

　　A new Chinese coronavirus， a cousin of the SARS virus， has infected more than 1000 people since the outbreak (爆发） began in Wuhan， China， in December. Scientist Leo Poon， who first decoded the virus， thinks it likely started in an animal and spread to humans.

　　"What we know is it causes pneumonia （肺炎） and then doesn't respond to antibiotic（抗生素） treatment， which is not surprising， but then in terms of mortality （死亡率）， SARS kills 10% of the individuals，" Poon， a virologist（病毒学家） at the School of Public Health at The University of Hong Kong， said.