zh-cn	新型冠状病毒感染的肺炎与流感有何区别？ 
en-us	The novel coronavirus and the flu - the differences and similarities you need to know

zh-cn	起源于中国武汉市的新型冠状病毒已扩散至12个国家，与季节性流感有很多相似之处。
en-us	The novel coronavirus, which originated in the Chinese city of Wuhan and has now spread to 12 countries, has much in common with seasonal flu. 

zh-cn	它们都是病毒感染，有相似的症状，最重要的是，可以在人与人之间传播。
en-us	They are both viral infections, share similar symptoms and - crucially - can spread from human to human. 

zh-cn	北半球大部分地区正处于流感季节，区分两者对于阻止新型冠状病毒的传播至关重要。
en-us	In the midst of flu season in much of the northern hemisphere, telling the difference between the two will be vital in stopping its spread.

zh-cn	新型冠状病毒感染症状与流感相似吗？
en-us	Are the symptoms similar to that of the flu?

zh-cn	人类冠状病毒（一共有四种）可引起类似流感的呼吸道感染：虽然许多症状很轻微，但两者都可导致肺炎并致命。
en-us	Human coronaviruses, of which there are four, can cause respiratory infections similar to flu: while many symptoms are mild, both can lead to pneumonia and become lethal. 

zh-cn	然而，雷丁大学的病毒学教授伊恩·琼斯说，这种新型冠状病毒比“典型的流感感染”更为严重。
en-us	However, the novel coronavirus is more serious than a "typical influenza infection," says Ian Jones, a professor of virology at the University of Reading.

zh-cn	这种病毒似乎更容易深入肺部，因此会出现肺炎的症状：肺部积水，肺功能不佳，病人呼吸困难。”
en-us	This virus appears to go further down into the lungs than would generally be the case, therefore giving you symptoms of pneumonia: the lungs becoming flooded, they don't function very well and the patient gets into breathing difficulty."

zh-cn	为什么它比流感更可怕？
en-us	Why is it more feared than the flu?

zh-cn	虽然流感和新型冠状病毒的死亡率和症状可能很相似，但人类抗击病毒的能力却有很大不同。
en-us	While the mortality rates and symptoms of flu and novel coronavirus may end up being similar, humans' ability to fight off the viruses differ greatly.

zh-cn	人类天生就会对季节性流感产生抗体，科学家们每年都会研制出流感疫苗。
en-us	Humans have naturally built up antibodies to seasonal flu and scientists have developed annual vaccines to fight it. 

zh-cn	琼斯警告说，这种新型冠状病毒有可能成为流行病，“人们普遍对此没有免疫力，因此有可能在全球范围内传播。”  
en-us	During a pandemic, which the new coronavirus has the potential to become, "there is no immunity in the population so you have potential for a global spread," warns Jones.

zh-cn	人们对流感也很熟悉，这降低了人们的担忧。
en-us	There is also a widespread familiarity with flu, which dampens concern. 

zh-cn	正如同在2015年前后达到顶峰的埃博拉病毒和寨卡病毒，由于对其性质缺乏了解，人们对这种新型冠状病毒的担忧加剧。
en-us	As with the Ebola epidemic and the Zika virus, both of which peaked in the middle of the last decade, fears around the new coronavirus are compounded due to a lack of knowledge over its nature.

zh-cn	它和流感一样容易传染吗？
en-us	Is it as easy to catch as the flu?

zh-cn	流感可以在相隔6英尺的人们之间传播，主要是由患者咳嗽或打喷嚏时的飞沫引起。
en-us	Flu can spread from person to person from up to six feet away, largely caused by liquid emitted when the inflicted cough or sneeze. 

zh-cn	感染者通常在发病后三天左右具有传染性，不过传染期可能会延长至一周以上。
en-us	Those infected are usually contagious for around three days following the beginning of their illness, although this time-frame could stretch to over a week.

zh-cn	而对于新型冠状病毒来说，所有这些仍然是一个谜。
en-us	All this and more remains a mystery in regards to the new coronavirus. 

zh-cn	为了了解疫情的严重性，琼斯敦促关注国际病例是否会导致第二代传播。
en-us	To understand the virility of the outbreak, Jones urges a focus on whether or not international cases lead to secondary infections. 

zh-cn	他解释说：“如果没有，那就意味着病毒传播力减弱：很明显，飞机上的所有人（从疫区起飞）都没有感染。”
en-us	"If they don't," he explains, "it would suggest that the virus doesn't transmit quite so well: clearly all the people on the airplane (that traveled from an infected zone) didn't get it."

zh-cn	如果你认为患病了，应该怎么做？
en-us	What you should do if you think you have it?

zh-cn	在有确诊感染病例的国家，医嘱是类似的。
en-us	Medical advice is similar across those countries with confirmed cases of the infection. 

zh-cn	在法国，当局要求那些认为自己被感染的人叫救护车，而不是去医院，因为他们可能会把病毒传给其他人
en-us	In France, authorities are asking those who think they are infected to call an ambulance rather than visiting a hospital, where they could potentially pass on the virus. 

zh-cn	中国和德国也提出了类似的建议。
en-us	Similar advice has been issued in China and Germany.