阅读理解 The World Health Organization is using a new combination of drugs

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阅读理解  The World Health Organization is using a new combination of drugs to treat African trypanosomiasis dia,also known as sleeping sickness. The drugs will be given out in Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Officials says the new treatment has fewer side effects. It is also more effective and less costly than the drugs traditionally ud. In addition,the new treatment reduces the number of injections needed. And it shortens the amount of time patients must spend in hospital.  Sleeping sickness threatens millions of people in 36 countries in Africa. Most live in poor rural areas. The dia is caud by the trypanosoma parasite(寄生物). It is spread to humans through the bite of infected tt flies. Common signs of sleeping sickness include fever,headaches,extreme tiredness and pain in the muscles and joints. Early identification of the dia may be difficult becau many infected people do not show any immediate symptoms. Over time,the parasites invade the central nervous system. The dia caus sleep disorders,mental confusion,personality changes and speech problems. If left untreated,sleeping sickness kills. It's estimated that about 60,000 people are currently infected with the dia. It develops in two different forms. Trypanosoma gambien is responsible for 90% of the reported cas of sleeping sickness. People infected with this form may develop the dia over many years without any major symptoms. Until now the drug melarsoprol is ud to treat patients in the advanced stage of sleeping sickness. But the drug requires many painful injections veral times a day for veral weeks. It also caus bad side effects,some of which can be deadly. In Uganda,a new study has confirmed earlier rearch linking the spread of sleeping sickness to infected farm animals. The writers of the study have called for stronger rules requiring cattle to be treated before being sold at market. 1. The following are the advantages of the new treatment EXCEPT ________.A. having an intended effectB. low priceC. reducing injections and hospitalizationD. no bad side effects 2. It is hard to identify sleeping sickness in the early stage becau ________.A. it is spread to humans through the bite of infected tt fliesB. the infected patients live in poor conditionsC. there are so many infected people in AfricaD. the symptoms of the dia doesn't occur at once 3. Which of the following statements is WRONG?A. Nine people in ten infected with sleeping sickness in Africa result from trypanosoma gambien.B. The invasion of sleeping sickness may lead to death.C. The drug melarsoprol is ud to treat patients in the early stage of sleeping sickness.D. There are many disadvantages for the drug melarsoprol to control sleeping sickness. 4. It can be inferred from the last paragraph that ________.A. farm animals infected by trypanosoma parasite is a main source of sleeping sicknessB. all the animals must be get rid of by the governmentC. there isn't any rules requiring cattle to be treated before being sold at market in UgandaD. cattle is forbidden to enter the market before being infected by trypanosoma parasite 5. The passage is primarily written to ________.A. explain the importance of good sleep habitsB. provide the latest medical treatment informationC. prevent African trypanosomiasis diaD. introduce the common signs of sleeping sickness 题型：未知难度：其他题型

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