AIDS艾滋病英语课件

AIDSSuper

Killer1医A

virus

has

been

sweepingthe

world

for

the

past

twdecades,

causing

a

diseasewhich

has

killed

millions

ofpeople

and

which

lookslikely

to

kill

millions

more.2医The

virus

iscalledHIV,

which

damagesthe

immune

systemand

causes

a

varietyof

symptoms

knownas

AIDS.医What

is

AIDS?4医AIDS

stands

for:5医AcquiredImmuneDeficiencySyndrome医6Acquired

means

youcan

get

infected

with

it.Immune

Deficiencymeans

a

weakness

inthe

body's

systemthat

fights

diseases.Syndrome

means

agroup

of

healthproblems

that

makeup

a

disease.How7医AIDSspread?a)Sexual

transmission8医b)Blood

transmissionc)The

mother

-

infanttransmissiona)Sexual

transmissionThe

majority

ofHIV

infectionsare

acquired

throughunprotected

sexual

relationsbetween

partners,

one

ofwhom

hasHIV.

The

primarymode

of

HIV

infectionworldwide

is

through

sexualcontact

between

members

ofthe

opposite

sex.9医10b)Blood

transmissionThis

transmission

route

isparticularly

relevant

tointravenous(静脉)drug

users,hemophiliacs(血友病患者)andrecipients(接受者)of

bloodtransfusions

and

blood

products.Sharing

and

reusing

syringes(注射器)contaminated(污染)withHIV-infected

blood

represents

amajorriskforinfection医with

HIV.c)The

mother

-infant

transmissionThe

transmission

ofthe

virus

from

themother

to

the

childcan

occur

in

uterus（子宫）

during

thelast

weeks

ofpregnancy

and

atchildbirth.11医What

happens12医if

I’m

HIVpositive?医13You

might

not

know

if

youget

infected

byHIV.Somepeople

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)forone

or

two

weeks.Mostpeople

think

it's

theflu.Some

people

have

nosymptoms.The

virus

will

multiply

inyour

body

for

a

fewweeks

or

even

monthsbefore

your

immunesystem

responds.During

this

time,

youwon't

test

positiveforHIV,

but

you

can

infectother

people.14医When

your

immunesystem

responds,it

starts

tomakeantibodies.

Whenthis

happens,

youwill

test

positivefor

HIV.15医Is

there

a16医cure

forAIDS?Now,

there

is

nocurefor

AIDS.

There

aredrugs

that

canslowdown

theHIV

virus,and

slow

down

thedamage

to

your

immunesystem.

There

isnoway

to

"clear"

the

HIVout

of

your

body.17医How

toprevent18医AIDS

?a)

Be

careful

about

your

sexualcontact.19医b)

HIV-infected

mothers

shouldavoidbreast-feeding

theirinfant.c)Health

care

workers

can

reduceexposure

to

HIV

by

employingprecautions(预防措施)to

reduce

therisk

of

exposure

to

contaminated(受感染的)blood.20医d)

The

most

important

way

tochange

risky

behavior

iseducation

of

health.21医World

AIDS

Day22医World

AIDS

Day

isobserved

every

year

onDecember

1st.Do

you

know

about

this

red

ribbon?

Itis

called

the

"AIDS

Ribbon".

On

thisday

people

wear

red

ribbons

to

showtheir

support

and

to

raiseawareness.This

started

as

a

grassroots

effort

and

thereis

still

not

one

main

manufacturer

for

theribbons.

The

Red

Ribbon

united

people

tofight

against

AIDS.23医How

should

wetreatpatients

with

AIDS?24医People

with

AIDS

need

more

care

andsupport

to

help

them

overcomethedifficulties.

Therefore

if

we

all

set

upthe

correct

understanding

and

trytohelp

the

people

with

AIDS,

our

societyis

going

to

be

more

caring

and25医beautiful.Actually

this

is

a

kind

ofmisunderstanding

since

it

is

safetotalk

to

or

shake

hands

with

peoplewith

AIDS.提问与解答环节26Questions

And