安徽和县2017高考英语阅读理解(一轮)选编题阅读理解训练(2015·青岛市二模)ScientistsinvestigatedwhyEbolavirusissodeadlywhenitspreadsfromanimalstohumansandthenfromhumantohumancontact
TheresearchteamlookedattheZaireEbolavirusinananimalsystemtounderstandhowitgainsstrength
ThisvirusisresponsibleforthecurrentoutbreakinWestAfrica
Theyfoundthatinitiallytheanimalsystemswerenotaffectedbythevirus,butsucceedingtransmission(传送)intootheranimalscausedthevirusto“hotup”andbecomemoresevere
Theteamanalyzedthevirusesatdifferentstagesandwereabletoidentifyseveralchangesinitsgeneticmaterialthatwereassociatedwithincreaseddisease
ProfessorJulianHiscox,wholedthestudyfromtheUniversity'sInstituteofInfectionandGlobalHealth,explains:“TheworktellsusthattheevolutionarygoalofEbolavirusistobecomemorefatal
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