Finally, the kidneys fail. This failure, ESRD, is very serious. A personwith ESRD needs to have a kidney transplant or to have the blood filtered bymachine (dialysis).

• 最后，肾功能衰竭。这种衰竭，尿毒症，是非常严重的。一个有尿毒症的患者必须进行肾脏移植或者通过仪器进行血液过滤（透析）。