Persistent false rumors, like those that AIDS is not caused by a virus or that polio vaccine sterilizes Muslim girls, have devastated efforts to control other diseases.

• 长期的错误流言，像那些艾滋不是病毒引起的或者脊髓灰质炎疫苗对穆斯林女孩不起作用，使控制其他疾病的努力功亏一篑。