In these cases the virus rapidly destroys the lungs' alveoli, where gas transfer occurs, often causing acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), which usually kills in half of all cases.

在这些病例中，流感病毒能迅速破坏肺泡，影响氧气转换，这往往会造成急性呼吸窘迫症（ARDS），有一半病例因此而死亡。

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Hendra should be suspected if there is also the proximity of bats, or the presence of human cases of acute respiratory distress syndrome or encephalitis.

如果附近有蝙蝠，或者出现人类急性呼吸窘迫综合征或脑炎，则应怀疑是亨德拉病毒。

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Etiologies of respiratory distress are numerous and include pneumonia, acute respiratory distress syndrome, pulmonary embolism, and exacerbations of chronic obstructive lung disease.

呼吸窘迫病因很多，包括肺炎、急性呼吸窘迫综合症、肺栓塞和慢性阻塞性肺部疾病等。

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All three died after suffering severe respiratory symptoms, including acute respiratory distress syndrome and eventually septic shock and multiple organ failure.

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