高二[英语]Living-with-the-Disease-旧人教版.pptVIP

Unit 7 Living With Disease What is AIDS? AIDS stands for Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome and it is caused by the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). When HIV enters the human body, it will attack the CD4 cells, a kind of white blood cells, and destroy the human immune system making the infected vulnerable to attack by virus and bacteria. With the immune system destroyed, the infected will often die as a result of attack by a certain disease or diseases of different kinds. December 1st Live And Let Live Transmission through blood could be a result of transfusion of blood or blood products with HIV and the sharing of contaminated (脏的）needles. Sharing of NeedlesAvoid sharing needles with others. If you have not yet got rid of substance abuse, you need to practise harm reduction by refraining from injection. If you go for injection, you have to avoid sharing needles and use each time a new syringe. If you must share needles, you have to use bleach and distilled water to clean the syringe so as to reduce the chance of getting HIV infection. Substance AbuseStay away from drugs as the use of drugs will decrease the sense of self-protection and increase the chance of engaging in unsafe sex making oneself vulnerable to HIV infection. Handling CutsNever handle others cuts or blood with bare hands. It is necessary to use protector like latex gloves to avoid direct contact with the wounds or blood of other people to prevent contracting blood borne diseases such as tetanus, hepatitis B and HIV. Can causal contacts transmit HIV? Causal contacts like shaking hands, kissing, sharing toilets and drinking fountains, eating together, going to school together or working together cannot transmit HIV. Mosquito bites Mosquito bites cannot pass on HIV as the virus cannot live inside the body of a mosquito. Mosquitoes will digest the blood they sucked and will not spit it out. Even if the mouth part of