There's a virus that's been spreading in some parts of the U.S. It's called enterovirus.

美国部分地区广泛传播的这种病毒被称为肠道病毒。

Polymerase chain reaction, or PCR, might be used to find Specific causes like HIV, enterovirus, HSV, or tuberculosis.

酶链式反应，或PCR，可能被用来筛查出特定病因，比如HIV、肠道病毒、HSV、肺结核病毒等。

There are dozens and dozens of different types of enteroviruses and they cause different kinds of symptoms.

很多种不同类型的肠道病毒都会引发不同病症。

Enteroviruses are a large family of viruses, some of which, such as polio, can damage the central nervous system.

肠道病毒是一个大家族的病毒，其中一些病毒，如脊灰质炎，可以损害中枢神系统。

Other signs to watch out for in this particular strain of enterovirus include coughing, fever or getting a rash.

它的症发症状表现还包括咳嗽，发烧或者出现皮疹。

This particular virus is called enterovirus D 68, and they are seeing it mostly in the Midwest and the Southeast.

这种特殊病毒被称为肠道病毒68，中西部和东南部多发。

D68 is different from other enteroviruses in that it almost exclusively attacks the upper respiratory system.

D68 与其他肠道病毒的不同于它几乎专门攻击上呼吸道系统。

Enteroviruses cause diarrhea and flu-like symptoms in adults, maybe a rash, but for newborns it can be deadly.

卡梅伦：肠道病毒会成人中引起腹泻和类似流感的症状，可能是皮疹，但对新生儿来说可能是致命的。

There's something about this particular type of enterovirus that gives much more severe symptoms that often land people in the hospitals.

这种肠道病毒可以引起很多种不同并发症。

Proof of an enterovirus infection is not required for a case to be counted, mainly because such evidence has been hard to come by.

一个病例的统计不需要肠病毒感染的证据，主要是因为这些证据很难被证实。

It's common. And it's usually not deadly, but a particular strain of enterovirus has sent hundreds of kids to the hospital this summer.

这是一种很常见的病毒，通常来讲并不致命，但今夏已将数百名孩子送进医院。

And often an enterovirus is really no big deal. If you've ever had a summer cold, there's a very good chance that that was caused by an enterovirus.

通常感染一种肠道病毒不是什么大问题。如果你夏天曾感染感冒，很可能是肠道病毒引起。

This type of enterovirus has been around since the 1960s, it's popped up here and there in the United States and in other countries as well.

这种病毒自二十世纪六十年代以来就已存，突然美国各个地方和其他国家肆虐。

This summer, the US has seen an unusual outbreak of enterovirus, a big, diverse group of viruses that can cause illnesses ranging from summer colds to polio and hand, foot, and mouth disease.

今年夏天，美国爆发了一次不寻常的肠道病毒疫情， 这是一大类多样化的病毒，可引起从夏季感冒到小儿麻痹症和手足口病等多种疾病。

" entero" in enterovirus refers to our intestines, but because D68 kept a low profile, it became so obscure that no one kept any records about how many people were being infected or where.

肠道病毒中的“entero” 指的是我们的肠道， 但由于D68的低调，它变得晦涩难懂， 以至于没有人记录有多少人被感染， 哪里被感染。