据新华社电美国《华盛顿邮报》4日刊登的一篇文章介绍了有关引起非典型肺炎病毒的最新科学发现。文章说,该病毒可以在人体外的普通表面存活数小时,甚至在人类排泄物中存活长达4天。科学家们发现,该病毒在人类排泄物中可以存活6个小时,但是在人类腹泻排泄物中可存活4天。他们还发现,该病毒在36.9摄氏度(98.6华氏度)时就会死亡,但是在零摄氏度(32华氏度)时可以无限期存活。 According to Xinhua News Agency Washington, “Washington Post” on the 4th published an article on the SARS caused by the latest scientific findings. The article said the virus can survive on ordinary surfaces outside the human body for hours even in human excreta for up to four days. The scientists found that the virus survived six hours in human excreta but survived four days in human diarrhea. They also found that the virus died at 36.9 degrees Celsius (98.6 degrees Fahrenheit) but survived indefinitely at zero degrees Celsius (32 degrees Fahrenheit).