UsinglanguageUsinglanguageStep1:Beforeyourreading:1
DiscusswhatyouknowaboutHIV/AIDSwithyourclassmates
Nowmakealistofwordsyoumightreadintheposter
HIVisthevirusthatcausesAIDS
AIDSstandsforAcquiredImmuneDeficiencySyndrome
(后天免疫缺损综合症)virusSomefacts:Bytheendof2003,anestimated42millionaroundtheworldwerelivingwithHIV/AIDS
Duringtheyear,5millionpeoplebecameinfectedandanestimated3millionpeopledied
Aboutone-thirdofpeoplelivingwithHIV/AIDSare15-24yearsofage
Morethan7millionpeopleinAsiaandthePacificarelivingwithHIV/AIDS
HIVinfectionhastakenrootinSouthAsiaandposesathreattodevelopmentandpovertyalleviationeffortsintheregion
Step2:Readtheposter,thenanswerthequestions:1
What’savirus
Avirusisaverysmalllivingthingthatcausedisease
HowdoesHIVaffectpeople’shealth
HIVvirusweakensaperson’simmunesystemandevent