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请阅读短文。 Dowhochoosetogoonexotic,far-flungholidaysdeservefreehealthadvicebeforetheytravel?Andeveniftheypay,whoensuresthattheygetgood,up-to-dateinformation?Who,forthatmatter,shouldcollectthatinformationinthefirstplace?Foravarietyofreasons,travelmedicineinBritainisaresponsibilitynobodywants.Asaresult,manytravellersgoabroadpreparedtoavoidseriousdisease. Whyistravelmedicinesounloved?Partlythere'sanidentityproblem.Becauseittakesaninterestinanythingthatimpingesonthehealthoftravellers,thisemergingmedicalspecialisminvariablycutsacrossthetraditionaldisciplines.Itdelvesintoeverythingfromseasickness,jetlagandthehazardsofcamelstomalariaandplague.Buttravelmedicinehasamoreseriousobstacletoovercome.Travelclinicsaremeanttotellpeoplehowtoavoidendingupdeadorinahospitalwhentheycomehome,butitisnotoriouslydifficulttogetanybodypayoutmoneyforkeepingpeoplehealthy. Travelmedicinehasalsobeencolonizedbycommercialinterests;thevastmajorityoftravelclinicsinBritainarerunbyairlinesortravelcompanies.Andwhiletravelconcernsarehappytosellprofitableinjections,theymaybelesskeentospreadbadnewsabouttravellers'diarrheainTurkey,ortotaketimetospelloutpreventivemeasurestravellerscouldtake."TheNHSfindsitdifficulttodefinetravellers'health,saysRonBehrens,theonlyNHSconsultantintravelanddirectorofthetravelclinicoftheHospitalforTropicalDiseasesinLondon."ShoulditcomewithintheNHSorshoulditbepaidfor?It'sGaryarea,andopinionisspilt.Nooneseemstohaveanyresponsibilityfordefiningitsrole,hesays. Tocompounditslowstatusinthemedicalhierarchy,travelmedicinehastorelyonstatisticsthatarepatchyatbest.Inmostcaseswejustdon'tknowhowmanyBritonscontractdiseaseswhenabroad.Andevenifadiseaselinkedtotravelthereisrarelyanyinformationaboutwherethoseafflictedwent,whattheyare,howtheybehaved,orwhichvaccinationstheyhad.Thisshortageofhardfactsandfiguresmakesitdifficulttogivedetailedadvicetopeople,informationthatmightevensavetheirlives. ArecentleaderinBritishMedicalJournalargued."Travelmedicinewillemergeascredibledisciplinesonlyiftherisksencounteredbytravellersandtherelativebenefitsofpublichealthinterventionsarewelldefinedintermsoftheirrelativeoccurrence,distributionandcontrol.Exactlyhowmuchmoneyiswastedbypoortraveladvice.Therealfigureisanybody'sguess,butitcouldeasily-runintomillions.Behrensgivesoneexample.Britainspendsmorethan1millioneachyearjustoncholeravaccinesthatoftendon'tworkandsogivepeopleafalsesenseofsecurity."Informationonthepreventionandtreatmentofallformsofdiarrheawouldbeabetterpriority,hesalts. Whatdoestheauthormeanbysaying"...,butitisnotoriouslydifficulttogelanybodypayoutmoneyforkeepingpeoplehealthy."? 查看材料

A.People don't pay attention to their health.

B.Few people are willing to support travel medicine.

C.Most travellers firmly believe that they will be safe.

D.Health comes last compared with others.

正确答案是B

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