单选题Which of the following is not a fact according to what you hear?A Although similar in many ways to smallpox, monkeypox is less infectious than smallpox.B Although similar in many ways to smallpox, monkeypox is less deadly than smallpox.C The disease oc
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单选题
Which of the following is not a fact according to what you hear?
A
Although similar in many ways to smallpox, monkeypox is less infectious than smallpox.
B
Although similar in many ways to smallpox, monkeypox is less deadly than smallpox.
C
The disease occurs primarily in Central and West Africa.
D
State and federal officials know no patients had direct contact with infected prairie dogs kept as pets.
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正确答案：
C
解析：
录音最后指出虽然联邦和州政府的官员正在调查美国中西部猴痘病例的原因，但是他们确实知道所有的病人都与被作为宠物养的受感染牧场狗有过直接或亲密的接触，因此选项D有误。
【录音原文】
The first cases of a virus related to smallpox have been reported in the Americas. At least 23 cases of monkeypox had been detected in three Midwestern states—Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin. Although similar in many ways to smallpox, monkeypox is less infectious and less deadly than its more famous relative. The disease occurs primarily in Central and West Africa. Although state and federal officials are still investigating the cause of the Midwest monkeypox cases, they do know that all the patients had direct or close contact with infected prairie dogs kept as pets.
录音最后指出虽然联邦和州政府的官员正在调查美国中西部猴痘病例的原因，但是他们确实知道所有的病人都与被作为宠物养的受感染牧场狗有过直接或亲密的接触，因此选项D有误。
【录音原文】
The first cases of a virus related to smallpox have been reported in the Americas. At least 23 cases of monkeypox had been detected in three Midwestern states—Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin. Although similar in many ways to smallpox, monkeypox is less infectious and less deadly than its more famous relative. The disease occurs primarily in Central and West Africa. Although state and federal officials are still investigating the cause of the Midwest monkeypox cases, they do know that all the patients had direct or close contact with infected prairie dogs kept as pets.