人类关于艾滋病的确切记载大都始于1981年在此之前专用课件.pptVIP

Reading  Aids today A news report from the 18th World Aids Day 人类关于艾滋病的确切记载大都始于1981年。在此之前，我们对这种疾病一无所知。我们不知道在20世纪的70年代，或者更遥远的过去，有多少人感染了艾滋病，也不知道它究竟起源于何处。艾滋病从一开始就被笼罩在重重迷雾之中。虽然众说纷纭，其中不乏合理的猜测和颇有科学依据的推论，但还没有哪一种观点能够得到世人的公认。　　1981年，美国率先发现了艾滋病。四年后，艾滋病登陆中国。 1. What is this TV news special about? It gives some detailed information about Aids and how to fight the spread of Aids. 2. How many people around the world are infected with HIV every day? About 14,000 people. 3. What places have been affected by Aids? Almost every country in the world has been affected by Aids. Detailed reading for important information (1) What does Aids stand for? Aids stands for acquired immune deficiency syndrome. (2) How many children have been affected by Aids so far? About 18 million children have been affected by Aids, among whom more than 4 million have been killed by Aids and more than 14 million have lost their parents to Aids and become orphans. (7) What does UNAIDS do for people who think they might have the virus? It provides infected people with help from doctors and testing for people who think they might have HIV or Aids. (8) Why did Ajani not catch the virus from his mother? Because his mother had access to prescription Aids medications during pregnancy. Part C2 1 g 2 e 3 a 4 f 5 b 6 d 7 c 1. Unprotected sex is the most common way that the virus is spread, accounting for 75 per cent of adult infections worldwide. (Page 34) common adj. the same in a lot of places or for a lot of people: * 中国的一些艾滋病监测人员起初的习惯是，哪一个地区出现艾滋病感染者，就在地图上那一部分打上红点；2000年，这项工作停止了：中国地图上已经没有被艾滋病遗漏的省份。目前，全球约有4000万艾滋病病毒携带者，其中250万为不足15岁的少年。非洲是艾滋病蔓延最严重的大陆，迄今共有2660万艾滋病病毒感染者，320万艾滋病患者，死亡230万人。 What do these pictures have in common? Fast-reading for general idea (3) How does HIV affect the body? HIV is a virus that enters a person’s blood and attacks the body’s immune system, so the immune system is weakened, and then it gradually loses the abili