Most victims contract the virus from dead or sick birds.

大部份死者生前从死亡或患病的家禽那里感染了病毒。

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While people do not normally catch it, humans can contract the virus, usually if they have been in close contact with pigs.

虽然患病概率不高，但人类还是有可能被该类病毒感染，被感染者通常与病猪有过密切接触。

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Not only are we more susceptible because of our compromised immunity, we're likely to become sicker than others if we do contract the virus.

孕妇不仅因为免疫力降低而使更容易受感染，而且一旦感染上，病情会比其他人来得更重。

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It's not yet known how humans contract the virus, experts have said.

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