The leading killers of human beings are no longer the viruses, bacteria and other microbes that have lurked for millennia in our sewage, in our domesticated animals and in the parasites that bite or burrow into us. For the first time in recorded history, non-communicable diseases, such as cancer, heart disease and stroke, are the leading cause of death in every region of the world. That includes Africa.
人类的主要致死因素不再是病毒、细菌和其他微生物，这些在我们的污水里、我们驯养的动物身上，以及咬伤或钻入我们躯体的寄生虫身上潜伏了数千年的东西。有史以来第一次，非传染性疾病，如癌症、心脏病和中风成了世界各地的主要死因。这包括非洲。
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