“Over the past few decades the disease has spread dramatically,” says da Silva, noting in particular the toll it has taken on the urban poor living in the shanty towns of Asia and Latin America.

da Silva说，“过去几十年来，该疾病严重蔓延”，尤其值得注意的是，该疾病对亚洲和拉丁美洲城镇棚户区贫穷人口造成了巨大影响。

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Nonetheless, progress in the technologies of public health and the spread of health knowledge have dramatically reduced cholera's toll.

不管怎么说，公共卫生技术的进步和健康知识的普及还是大大降低了霍乱死亡率。

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Publicity dramatically accelerates the spread of the contagion.

公众宣传显然会加速这种风潮的蔓延。

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Even though it only prevents six out of 10 people who would have gotten the flu from getting sick, it still dramatically slows the spread of the virus and drops your chances of getting ill.

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