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1、ImportantfactsaboutthespreadofAIDSAIDSisthesixthleadingcauseofdeathamongpeopleages25-44intheUnitedStates,downfromnumberonein1995.TheWorldHealthOrganizationestimatesthatmorethan25millionpeopleworldwidehavediedfromthisinfectionsincethestartoftheepidemic.In2008,therewereap
2、proximately33.4millionpeoplearoundtheworldlivingwithHIV/AIDS,including2.1millionchildrenunderage15.WHATISAIDS?WHATDOES“AIDS”MEAN?HOWDOYOUGETAIDS?WHAT’SNOTHIVINFECTIONSPREADBY?WHATHAPPENSIFI’MHIVPOSITIVE?HOWDOIKNOWIFIHAVEAIDS?ISTHEREACUREFORAIDS?AIDSstandsforAcquiredImmu
3、neDeficiencySyndrome:AcquiredmeansyoucangetinfectedwithitImmuneDeficiencymeansaweaknessinthebody’ssystemthatfightsdiseases.Syndromemeansagroupofhealthproblemsthatmakeupadisease.AIDSiscausedbyaviruscalledHIV,theHumanImmunodeficiencyVirus.IfyougetinfectedwithHIV,yourbodyw
4、illtrytofighttheinfection.Itwillmake“antibodies,”specialmoleculestofightHIV.AbloodtestforHIVlooksfortheseantibodies.Ifyouhavetheminyourblood,itmeansthatyouhaveHIVinfection.PeoplewhohavetheHIVantibodiesarecalled“HIV-Positive.”HIVSexualcontactBloodMother-to-childCasualcon
5、tactsuchashuggingMosquitoesParticipationinsportsTouchingitemsthatweretouchedbyapersoninfectedwiththevirusgetfever,headache,soremusclesandjoints,stomachache,swollenlymphglands,oraskinrash.HIVdiseasebecomesAIDSwhenyourimmunesystemisseriouslydamaged.Ifyouhavelessthan200CD4
6、cellsorifyourCD4percentageislessthan14%,youhaveAIDS.ThereisnocureforAIDS.TherearedrugsthatcanslowdowntheHIVvirus,andslowdownthedamagetoyourimmunesystem.Thereisnowayto“clear”theHIVoutofyourbody.IfIwereapersonwithAIDS,doyougivemeahug?WorldAidsDay2011,12,1Startedon1stDecem
7、ber1988,WorldAIDSDayisaboutraisingmoney,increasingawareness,fightingprejudiceandimprovingeducation.WorldAIDSDayisimportantforremindingpeoplethatHIVhasnotgoneaway,andthattherearemanythingsstilltobedone.RedRibbonTheredribbonisaninternationalsymbolofAIDSawarenessthatisworn
8、bypeopleallyearroundandparticularlyaroundWorldAIDSDaytodemonstratecareandconcernaboutHIVandAIDS，andtoremindoth
