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There'S been a lot of talk about anthrax on the news lately.Some people are worried that anthrax may be connected to terrorist attacks or that terrorists may spread the germ that _____(51)the disease.Federal officials and police are investigating this and taking ______(52)to protect us.
V! R2 K2 c$ b! a In the meantime,it'S important not to panic over anthrax.The chances that you and your Family________(53)at risk are very tiny.One of the ways you can feel better is to leam about anthrax.When you know what it is and_____(54)you can get it,it doesn't seem quite as scary.
2 y4 ?4 o0 P. I6 v. T! W So,what______(55)is anthrax?
1 j' Z6 _1 a! O# ?/ w: T6 E, R* ]0 f Here are the facts on anthrax:
2 C$ @2 C0 z7 @" p- s ] Anthrax is a bacterial infection caused by a germ Although it'S most common in farm _____(56),like sheep,COWS,pigs,horses,and goats,there'S a very small chance that people can get it,too,4 G# ]3 l8 Y; ?# _, O( W
Anthrax spores(孢子)(a version of the germ in a protective shell that can live in the soil for years)cause the disease.People may get anthrax if they are exposed to anthrax_____(57)But here'S the important part:just being exposed to these spores doesn't mean that a person will get_____(58).
! S1 M5 A5 E1 e% V; { For a person to get sick,he would have to breathe in thousands of these spores a11 the way Into his_____(59).Or he'd have to eat meat contaminated with anthrax or handle _____(60)that has anthrax spores This may sound scary,but even when a person comes _____(61)contact with the spores,it'S unlikely that he'11 get sick._______(62)the bacteria do not get into the skin,digestive tract,or lung,the disease won't develop.0 t! b* i" O5 V8 G0 y2 ?0 w* a
Anthrax is not spread from person to person the way the flu can spread from family member to______(63)member or classmate to classmate Anthrax can almost always be successfully treated with antibiotics(抗生素).Anthrax is very rare.Until recently,anthrax wasn't even talked about because it was so rare-and it still_______(64)!Even with all of the anthrax cases you are hearing about right now,a person's chances of getting anthrax are about the_____(65)as they were before you heard about anthrax on the news——very, very low
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