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How Did a Volcano Turn a Brain to Glass? Plus, Measles, Mystery Illness and Microbes

2025/3/3
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我报道了最近几周一些重要的科学新闻。首先,西德克萨斯州的麻疹疫情导致一名未接种疫苗的儿童死亡,这是自2015年以来美国首例麻疹死亡病例。麻疹病毒具有高度传染性,疫苗接种是预防的关键。其次,美国食品药品监督管理局取消了关于流感疫苗菌株选择的关键会议,但这不会影响疫苗的更新换代,世界卫生组织的评估结果会为FDA提供信息。再次,世界卫生组织报告了刚果民主共和国发生的两种不明疾病疫情,已造成数十人死亡,样本检测结果均未发现埃博拉病毒和马尔堡病毒。最后,一项新的研究表明,国际空间站的微生物多样性较低,这可能与宇航员的健康问题有关,增加空间站的微生物多样性可能对宇航员的健康有益。此外,我还报道了关于火星远古时期可能存在海洋的证据以及维苏威火山喷发导致人体大脑玻璃化的研究结果,高温短时间火山灰云是其成因,受害者的头骨可能起到保护作用。这些新闻突显了疫苗接种的重要性、新兴疾病的威胁以及太空探索中的健康挑战。

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The measles outbreak in West Texas has resulted in the first U.S. death from the disease since 2015, highlighting the consequences of declining vaccination rates.
  • A measles outbreak in West Texas resulted in a death, the first in the U.S. since 2015.
  • The deceased was a school-aged child who was not vaccinated.
  • Vaccination rates in the U.S. are declining, increasing the risk of outbreaks.

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Officials have confirmed the first measles death in an outbreak in West Texas. A meeting to discuss which strains to focus on for next year’s flu vaccines was canceled by the Food and Drug Administration. Public health officials are investigating two outbreaks of an unknown disease in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Plus, new research discovers the importance of microbes in space for astronauts’ health and sheds light on the way the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 C.E. turned a brain to glass.

Recommended reading:

The Measles Outbreak in Texas Is Why Vaccines Matter | Opinion https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-measles-outbreak-in-texas-is-why-vaccines-matter/)

The International Space Station May Need More Microbes to Keep Astronauts Healthy https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-international-space-station-may-need-more-microbes-to-keep-astronauts/

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Science Quickly is produced by Rachel Feltman, Fonda Mwangi, Kelso Harper, Naeem Amarsy and Jeff DelViscio. This episode was hosted by Rachel Feltman. Our show is edited by Alex Sugiura with fact-checking by Shayna Posses and Aaron Shattuck. The theme music was composed by Dominic Smith.

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