资料图：杏仁

　　They also said that although more research has to be carried out to determine how much almond should be eaten for an effect to be reached, it is likely that eating almonds regularly could help protect people from becoming infected with viruses in the first place, while it could also help those already infected to fight off their illness.

　　研究人员还说，尽管仍需进行更多研究来检测需要食用多少杏仁才能达到抵御病毒的效果，但平时多吃杏仁确实可以帮助人们在第一时间防止病毒入侵，同时也可以帮助已经感染病毒的病人与疾病做斗争。

　　They tested the immune response to infection by the Herpes Simplex Virus 2, which can cause cold sores and is a notoriously difficult virus to treat due to its ability to evade the immune system by dampening down the body's inflammatory response.

　　他们检测出免疫系统能够对抗由单纯疱疹病毒1型引发的传染病，这种病毒可以产生唇疱疹，是一种很难治疗顽固性病毒，它通过抑制人体炎症反应，进而破坏人体免疫系统。