寨卡病毒或將蔓延至美洲每個國家

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  1月27日CNN聽力:寨卡病毒或將舒展至美洲每一個國度 東亞面對有史以來低溫寒寒天氣

 


  Hey, I'm Carl Azuz for CNN STUDENT NEWS.

  It's good to see you this January 26th.

  First up, except for Canada and Continental Chile,the danger is Zika virus.

  It's expected to spread to every country in theAmericas. That's according to the World HealthOrganization.

  And it's because the mosquito that transmits the virus is found throughout the WesternHemisphere.

  Zika was first discovered in Central Africa in the 1940s.

  Eighty percent of people who catch it have no symptoms.

  Others might get a fever or a rash for a few days.

  But Zika has been linked to an increase in babies born with microcephaly, which can causeabnormally small heads and severe delays in children's development.

  There's no treatment and no cure.

  So, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control is urging pregnant women to avoid many countries inCentral and South America and the Caribbean.

  There are also concerns about this year's Summer Olympics in Brazil, though, official say therewill be fewer mosquitoes around when the games are played in August, a winter month in Brazil.

  The mayor of Washington, D.C., says it will be days before snow is removed from some partsof the nation's capital.

  Some schools in Maryland, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and New York are still close after a majorweekend snowstorm.

  Across the Pacific, millions are dealing with similar weather.

  A cold shock spreading record low temperatures across East Asia.

  Frost in a place known for its flowers.

  Hong Kong saw record low temperatures over the last few days, accumulating ice, trappinghikers on one of the city's famous mountain trails.

  Dozens were treated for hypothermia in the coldest weather the city has experienced indecades.

  And Hong Kong wasn't alone.

  Across Asia, we've seen bitter winter weather.

  No where it hit harder than in Taiwan.

  State media there reported at least 85 people, most of them elderly, died from hypothermia orcardiac conditions likely caused by the frigid air.

  It's an island where most of the homes don't have central heating.

  It's people simply not used to the cold.

  And the winter weather caused travel nightmares across the region.

  Take the South Korean island of Jeju.

  It's a popular destination for tourists, many of whom were camped out in the airport over theweekend.

  Over 1,000 flights were cancelled, affecting 90,000 travelers.

  And in southern China, a similar story.

  Train tracks were shutdown and highways were closed due to snowy conditions in the easternand southern portions of the country, areas known more for good food and balmy weatherthan for snow.

  Hundreds of flights were cancelled too on the first weekend of the incredibly busy Chinese NewYear travel season.

  This weekend was a day of weather firsts for many in East Asia, just ask these school kids,gingerly stepping through snow of Japanese island of Amami Oshima.

  No one who lives on the island has ever seen a snow there before because it's the first time it'shappened in 115 years.

  Matt Rivers, CNN, Beijing.

  This "Roll Call" like every roll call is brought to you by yesterday's transcript page atCNNStudentNews.com.

  Rock Valley Middle School is in Iowa.

  It's the home of the Rockets, who totally rocket in Rock Valley.

  To the Southeast, Pine View Middle School is in Florida.

  It's the home of the Panthers, the big cats of Landau Lakes.

  And on the island of Taiwan, we're making a stop in Taipei today to say hello to the students ofGrace Christian Academy.

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