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A CHICAGO (Reuters) — There is an urgent need to treat millions of HIV-infected (感染HIV病毒的) children in poor areas of the world by developing drugs that are easier to administer（施用） and improving medical training, the American Academy of Pediatrics said on Monday. Three or more drugs mixed together can cut death rates from AIDS and allow 90 percent of infected children to survive to adulthood, the group said. Yet as many as 3.5 million children, mostly in sub-Saharan Africa, are infected but largely untreated. The North American pediatricians group made a policy statement saying there was an urgent need to provide antiretroviral therapy (抗逆转录病毒疗法) for HIV-infected children globally. Most of the HIV infections are passed from mother to child during pregnancy (孕期) or breast feeding, it said. But fewer than 10 percent of pregnant women worldwide are offered HIV testing, antiretroviral treatment before and just after they give birth or safe breast feeding ways. The policy statement called for widespread training of medical personnel in how to deal with HIV-infected children. “Lack of drugs that are easily usable and inexpensive is a major impediment to the best possible care for children with HIV,” it said. “The time and energy spent trying to develop drugs might be better used in the production of smaller pill sizes, which are easier to transport, store and administer to children,” it added. The policy statement was supported by a number of individuals and organizations, including the World Health Organization, the Indian Academy of Pediatrics, the Latin American Pediatric Association and Britain’s Royal College of Pediatrics and Child Health. 72. We can learn from the second paragraph that _____. A. HIV-infected children’s conditions can be improved if treated properly B. HIV-infected children’s death rates are higher than HIV-infected adults C. HIV-infected children should not be looked down upon D. HIV-infected children usually have a bad relationship w