HowmuchdoyouHowmuchdoyouknowabouttheknowaboutthewordswordsHIV/HIV/AIDSAIDS??WhatdothelettersHIVstandfor?HIV=HIV=HumanImmunodeficiencyVirusHumanImmunodeficiencyVirusHIVisavirusthatcanliveinthebodyforsometime–occasionallymanyyears–withoutsymptomsbeingpresent.Eventhoughtheymaynotbeshowingsymptoms,apersonwithHIVcaninfectothers.WhatdothelettersAIDSstandfor?A=AcquiredAddictedAwfulI=InsaneInfectionImmuneD=DiseaseDeficiencyDisabledS=SyndromeSymbolSicknessAIDSisthestageofthediseasewhentheperson’simmunesystemisweakenedtosuchadegreethathe/shedevelopsmanydifferentdiseaseswhichareeventuallyfatal(causingtodeath).AIDAIDSSIncurable?Incurable?!!TheUnitedNationsreportedlastweekthattheAIDSepidemiccontinuestogrow.Itsaystherewillbe2.9millionAIDS-relateddeathsthisyearand4.3millionnewinfections.Officialssaid39.5millionpeoplearelivingwithHIV.(27November2006)Morethan3millionwerechildrenandover11millionwerebetweenfifteenandtwenty-four.InAfrica,manyInAfrica,manychildrenareinfectedchildrenareinfectedwithHIVorAIDS.withHIVorAIDS.terriblevirusAcquiredimmunedeficiencyAcquiredimmunedeficiencysyndrome(AIDS)haskilledmoresyndrome(AIDS)haskilledmorethan25millionpeoplesincethethan25millionpeoplesincethefirstcasewasreportedin1981,firstcasewasreportedin1981,makingitoneofthemostmakingitoneofthemostdestructivediseasesinhistory.destructivediseasesinhistory.birthunprotectedsexbloodtransfusionsHowdoesitspread?WhichmayleadtobeinginfectedwithHIV?HIVspreadsthroughblood.sneezekisscoughhugshakehandscommunicateHIV/AIDScan’tbetransmittedby…CantheAIDSvirustransmittedCantheAIDSvirustransmittedviathefollowingroutes?viathefollowingroutes?mosquitogivingbloodNONONONONOMedicalstudiesshowthattheAIDSviruscannotbetransmittedviathefollowingroutes:cups/glassestoiletseatsswimmingpoolmosquitoes/otherinsectsgivingblood.Soit’ssafetobefriendswithAIDSpatients.LiveandletliveRemember:Scientistsstilldon’tknowexactlyhowandwhereAIDSstarted.FindingthesourceofAIDScouldbecrucialindevelopingavaccine(疫苗疫苗)andbeimportantinmappingthefuturecourseoftheepidemic(流行病流行病).Let’shaveLet’shaveananAIDSAIDSQuiz!Quiz!AIDSQUIZDecidewhichofthesestatementsaretrueandwhicharefalse.Tickthecorrectbox.1.OnlybadpeoplegetAIDS.2.IcanbecomeinfectedwithHIVbyswimminginapool,holdinghandsorkissingsomeonewithHIV.3.In2004,therewere40millionpeoplelivingwithHIV/AIDSintheworld.4.PeoplewhohavenotinjecteddrugsdonotneedtogettestedforHIV.TrueFalseAIDSQUIZ5.IfIhadHIV,IwouldknowbecauseIfeelsick.6.HIV/Aidsisdifficulttocure.7.PeoplewhohaveHIVlookdifferentfromeveryoneelse.8.ItissafetobefriendswithpeoplewhoarelivingwithHIV/AIDS.TrueFalseRedRibbonaninternationalsymbolofHIVandAIDSawareness克林顿拥抱艾滋男孩IfitistheonlythingyoudoforWorldAIDSDay,weartheRedRibbononDec1st.lovingandcaringunderstandingandsupportingLet’senjoyahealthylifeandmeanwhilecareforothers.FirstreadingHowmanypartscanthetextbedividedinto?Part1:BackgroundinformationaboutthediseaseisPart2:WaystoprotectyourselfPart3:Somewrongcommonlyheldmyths3Decidewhichofthesestatementsaretrueandwhicharefalse.Tickthecorrectbox.1.ItisdangeroustogetclosetoapersonwithAIDS2.ItisverylikelythatyouwilldieifyoubecomeinfectedwithHIV.TrueFalseHIV/AIDSisonlyspreadthroughdirectcontactwithinfectedbloodorsexualfluids.3.YoucanonlygetHIVfrominjectingdrugs.4.EvidenceshowsthatmengetAIDSmoreeasilythanwomen.TrueFalseYoucanalsogetHIV/AIDSfromunprotectedsexwithaninfectedperson.Womenareslightlymorelikelytobecomeinfected.5.Itcouldbedangeroustohavesexwithoutusingacondom.6.IfbloodorsexualfluidsinfectedwithHIVgetintosomeone’sbody,thatpersoncouldbecomeinfectedtoo.TrueFalse7.YoushouldnothugapersonwithHIV/AIDS.8.ItiseasytotellwhenapersonhasHIV/AIDS.TrueFalseYoucannotgetAIDSfromhuggingsomeone.Theyneedallthesupportyoucangivethem.ApersonwithHIVcanappearperfectlyhealthy.ItisonlyinthelaststagesofAIDSthatapersonlookssick.Whathaveyoulearnedinthislesson?HOMEWORKHOMEWORK1.1.ReadthetextformoretimesandfinishtheexerciseonReadthetextformoretimesandfinishtheexerciseonP23.P23.2.Writing:MyattitudetoAIDS(patients).2.Writing:MyattitudetoAIDS(patients).http://www.un.orq/av/special/aidshttp://www.un.orq/av/special/aidshttp://www.boehringer-ingelheim.com/http://www.boehringer-ingelheim.com/hiv/art/art_videos.htmhiv/art/art_videos.htmAnamelistofthepeoplewhogotAID/HIVordiedofAIDS.FivepeopledieofAIDSeveryminutesofeveryday.