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I got sick last July with a crushing flu-like illness, and since then I have suffered from insomnia, day chills and night sweats, nausea, debilitating fatigue, low blood sugar, low appetite, shooting pain, anxiety, and more. This is why you have not seen me around much. I have had to cancel or turn down so much of my work and have missed so many friends and family experiences. I have seen eight doctors, two acupuncturists, and an herbalist. Finally one month ago I was diagnosed with Lyme disease. 

去年 7 月我得了一種類似流感的嚴重疾病，從那以後我一直失眠、白天發冷和盜汗、噁心、虛弱的疲勞、低...

I got sick last July with a crushing flu-like illness, and since then I have suffered from insomnia, day chills and night sweats, nausea, debilitating fatigue, low blood sugar, low appetite, shooting pain, anxiety, and more. This is why you have not seen me around much. I have had to cancel or turn down so much of my work and have missed so many friends and family experiences. I have seen eight doctors, two acupuncturists, and an herbalist. Finally one month ago I was diagnosed with Lyme disease. 

去年 7 月我得了一種類似流感的嚴重疾病，從那以後我一直失眠、白天發冷和盜汗、噁心、虛弱的疲勞、低血糖、食慾不振、全身刺痛、焦慮等等。這就是為什麼你很少見到我。我不得不取消或拒絕我的很多工作，錯過了很多朋友和家人的經歷。我見過八位醫生、兩位針灸師和一位草藥師。終於在一個月前，我被診斷出患有萊姆病。

        Lyme disease, first reported in the town of Lyme, Connecticut, in 1975, is an infectious diseasecaused by the bacteria Borrelia Burgdorferi, which is transmitted to humans by ticks. Usually, the tick must be attached for 24 to 48 hours to transmit infection. One of the signs of infection is a “bull’s eye” rash, a sign that bacteria are multiplying in the bloodstream. The rash is neither itchy nor painful, and about 25-50% of infected people do not develop a rash. I never had this bull’s eye rash, and I was never aware of a tick bite last summer. Ticks are very tiny and most people with Lyme disease have no memory of a tick bite. Besides the rash, early symptoms include fever, sore throat, headache and fatigue, many of which are common in other diseases. These are why the disease is often misdiagnosed. I’ve been misdirected by doctors for the past ten months. I just learned that May is Lyme Disease Awareness Month. Here is some more information we all need to know.

萊姆病於 1975 年在Connecticut萊姆鎮首次報導，是一種由Borrelia Burgdorferi細菌引起的傳染病，通過蜱傳播給人類。通常，蜱必須附著 24 至 48 小時才能傳播感染。感染的跡象之一是“牛眼”皮疹，這是細菌在血液中繁殖的跡象。皮疹既不癢也不痛，大約 25-50% 的感染者不會出現皮疹。我從來沒有出現過這種牛眼皮疹，去年夏天我也從未意識到被蜱蟲叮咬。蜱蟲非常小，大多數萊姆病患者沒有被蜱蟲咬過的記憶。除了皮疹，早期症狀包括發燒、喉嚨痛、頭痛和疲勞，其中許多在其他疾病中很常見。這就是為什麼這種疾病經常被誤診的原因。在過去的十個月裡，我一直被醫生誤導。我剛剛得知五月是萊姆病宣傳月。以下是我們都需要了解的更多信息。

        Lyme disease is estimated to affect 300,000 people a year in the United States. Infections are most common in the spring and early summer. Lyme disease is best treated in the early stages. Early treatment is a simple 14 to 21 day course of oral antibiotics to eliminate infection. If it is not diagnosed and treated early, the bacteria can spread and go into hiding in different parts of the body. Months or years later, patients may develop problems with the brain and nervous system.

據估計，萊姆病在美國每年影響 300,000 人。感染最常見於春季和初夏。萊姆病最好在早期治療。早期治療是一個簡單的 14 到 21 天的口服抗生素療程，以消除感染。如果不及早診斷和治療，細菌會擴散並隱藏在身體的不同部位。數月或數年後，患者可能會出現大腦和神經系統問題。

        I’d like to thank everyone close to me who has been a huge support. I have been receiving antibiotic treatment for one week and hoping for the best recovery. Late Lyme detection makes the disease difficult to treat and heal, but I am hopeful.

我要感謝所有親近我的人，他們一直給予我巨大的支持。我已經接受了一周的抗生素治療，希望能有最好的恢復。萊姆病晚期檢測使這種疾病難以治療和治愈，但我仍充滿希望。

1.       Lyme disease 萊姆病

2.       Insomnia (n.) 失眠(症)

3.       Nausea (n.)  /ˈnɑː.zi.ə/ 噁心; 嘔吐感

4.       Debilitating (adj.) 使虛弱; 削弱; 使削弱

5.       Shooting pain 貫穿全身的突發性劇痛，刺痛

6.       Turn down (v.) 拒絕

7.       Acupuncturist (n.) [͵ækjʊˋpʌŋktʃərɪst] 針灸師

8.       Herbalist (n.) 草藥醫師

9.       Tick (n.) 蜱蟲

10.    bull’s eye 牛眼

11.    rash (n.) 皮疹; 疹子

12.    multiply (v.) 大幅增加；乘，使相乘

13.    course of oral antibiotics 口服抗生素療程

Which of the following statements about Lyme disease is true?

(A) Cold weather increases the risk of infection.

--->Infections are most common in the spring and early summer. 

(B) The disease can be transmitted through water or food.

--->The disease is only transmitted by the ticks.

is transmitted to humans by ticks.

(C) Treatment is not easy even if the disease is diagnosed early.

-->Lyme disease is best treated in the early stages.  

(D) The duration of tick attachment is a factor in bacteria transmission.

下列關於萊姆病的敘述中，正確的是？

(A) 寒冷的天氣會增加感染的風險。

(B) 疾病可以通過水或食物傳播。

(C) 即使早期診斷出疾病，治療也不容易。

(D) 蜱附著的持續時間是細菌傳播的一個因素。