艾滋病是一种传染病.pptVIP

AIDS stands for Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome: Acquired means you can get infected with it. Immune Deficiency means a weakness in the bodys system that fights diseases. Syndrome(综合病症） means a group of health problems that make up a disease. AIDS is caused by a virus called HIV, the Human Immunodeficiency Virus. If you get infected with HIV, your body will try to fight the infection. It will make antibodies, special molecules that are supposed to fight HIV. HIV and AIDS are not the same thing... Today, 40 million people are estimated to be living with HIV/AIDS. Of these, 37 million are adults and 2.5 million are children under 15. During 2003, AIDS caused the deaths of an estimated 3 million people, including 2.5 million adults and 500,000 children under 15. Sub-Saharan AfricaThe Middle East and North AfricaEastern Europe and Central AsiaAsia and the PacificLatin America and the CaribbeanNorth America Is There a Cure for AIDS? There is no cure for AIDS. There are drugs that can slow down the HIV virus, and slow down the damage to your immune system. But there is no way to get all the HIV out of your body. Part 2 1.Take notes of what you hear on the tape and use your notes to tell your parents about Jane’s work, how she feels about her job, and what advice she gives. Goes out about every three months. Finds out about new diseases from doctors and hospitals Sometimes visit areas. Sometimes afraid but always careful You can protect yourselves by washing hands not going to crowded places; see a doctor if you are sick. 2.If you are a disease detective, what would you do to learn about a new disease? via prep. by way of, through 经由,通过 P162 eg. The news reached me via my aunt. He went from London to Washington via New York. become (be) infected with 被……感染 These children have been infected with flu. He was infected with SARS and died last year. infect vt.传染，感染，败坏 infectious adj.有传染性的 infection n. 传染（un.) 传