AIDS 艾滋病英语 课件.pptVIP

医学资料 * 医学资料 AIDS Super Killer 医学资料 A virus has been sweeping the world for the past two decades, causing a disease which has killed millions of people and which looks likely to kill millions more. 医学资料 The virus is called HIV, which damages the immune system and causes a variety of symptoms known as AIDS. 医学资料 What is AIDS? 医学资料 AIDS stands for: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome 医学资料 Acquired means you can get infected with it. Immune Deficiency means a weakness in the bodys system that fights diseases. Syndrome means a group of health problems that make up a disease. 医学资料 How? AIDS spread? 医学资料 a)Sexual transmission b)Blood transmission c)The mother - infant transmission 医学资料 a)Sexual transmission The majority of HIV infections are acquired through unprotected sexual relations between partners, one of whom has HIV. The primary mode of HIV infection worldwide is through sexual contact between members of the opposite sex. 医学资料 b)Blood transmission This transmission route is particularly relevant to intravenous(静脉) drug users, hemophiliacs(血友病患者) and recipients(接受者) of blood transfusions and blood products. Sharing and reusing syringes(注射器) contaminated(污染) with HIV-infected blood represents a major risk for infection with HIV. 医学资料 c)The mother - infant transmission The transmission of the virus from the mother to the child can occur in uterus（子宫） during the last weeks of pregnancy and at childbirth. 医学资料 What happens if I’m HIV positive? 医学资料 You might not know if you get infected by HIV. Some people get fever, headache, sore muscles and joints(肌肉和关节酸痛), stomach ache, swollen lymph glands(淋巴腺肿大), or a skin rash(皮疹) for one or two weeks. Most people think its the flu. Some people have no symptoms. 医学资料 The virus will multiply in your body for a few weeks or even months before your immune system responds. During this time, you wont test positive for HIV, but you can infect other people. 医学资料 When your immune system