图片新闻【597】小小伊蚊传病毒

AFP/File - Tue Mar 7, 8:20 AM ET Aedes Albopictus mosquito which transmits the chikungunya virus. The World Health Organisation (WHO) said more than 10,000 cases of the disabling mosquito-borne disease chikungunya have been officially reported on four Indian Ocean islands.(AFP/File/Richard Bouhet)

词汇：

aedes n.[昆虫]伊蚊(一种传染黄热病的蚊子)
mosquito n.蚊子
transmit vt.传输, 转送, 传达, 传导, 发射, 遗传, 传播
Chikungunya病毒
Chikungunya是斯瓦希里语“弯曲”的意思，指的是人们感染了这种无法治愈，也无任何预防疫苗的疾病后，因病痛折磨而出现极度痛苦、全身卷曲。