AIDS 艾滋病英文介绍医学PPT课件
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国内现状
中国自1985年发现首例艾滋病病例以来，艾滋病疫情经历了传入期、扩散期和快速增长期。近年来， 随着政府和社会各界的共同努力，艾滋病防治工作取得了显著成效，但仍面临诸多挑战，如地区差异 、流动人口管理、高危人群干预等。
危害程度与社会影响
危害程度
艾滋病是一种严重的免疫缺陷病，可导致患者免疫系统崩溃，容易感染各种机会性感染和恶性肿瘤。尽管有抗病 毒治疗药物可以延缓病情进展，但患者仍需终身服药且存在耐药风险。此外，艾滋病还给患者带来严重的心理和 社会压力。
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诊断方法与标准
实验室检测方法及原理
抗体检测
通过抽取静脉血，利用酶联免疫吸附 试验（ELISA）等方法检测HIV抗体， 原理是抗原与抗体特异性结合形成免 疫复合物。
病毒载量检测
CD4+T淋巴细胞计数
通过流式细胞术等方法检测外周血中 CD4+T淋巴细胞数量，评估免疫功能 和病情严重程度。
通过PCR技术检测血液中病毒RNA的 数量，反映病毒复制活跃程度和病情 进展。
社会影响
艾滋病不仅对感染者本人造成巨大伤害，还对其家庭和社会产生深远影响。由于社会对艾滋病的歧视和偏见，感 染者往往面临就业、教育、婚姻等方面的困难。同时，艾滋病的流行也给社会经济和公共卫生系统带来沉重负担 。
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艾滋病病理生理及临床表现
病理生理机制
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病毒入侵与复制
HIV病毒通过破坏人体免 疫系统中的CD4+ T淋巴 细胞，导致细胞免疫功能 缺陷。
高危人群定义
明确高危人群范围，包括 性工作者、静脉吸毒者、 同性恋者等。
筛查方法
采用快速检测试剂、HIV 抗体检测等方法进行高危 人群筛查。
中国自1985年发现首例艾滋病病例以来，艾滋病疫情经历了传入期、扩散期和快速增长期。近年来， 随着政府和社会各界的共同努力，艾滋病防治工作取得了显著成效，但仍面临诸多挑战，如地区差异 、流动人口管理、高危人群干预等。
危害程度与社会影响
危害程度
艾滋病是一种严重的免疫缺陷病，可导致患者免疫系统崩溃，容易感染各种机会性感染和恶性肿瘤。尽管有抗病 毒治疗药物可以延缓病情进展，但患者仍需终身服药且存在耐药风险。此外，艾滋病还给患者带来严重的心理和 社会压力。
03
诊断方法与标准
实验室检测方法及原理
抗体检测
通过抽取静脉血，利用酶联免疫吸附 试验（ELISA）等方法检测HIV抗体， 原理是抗原与抗体特异性结合形成免 疫复合物。
病毒载量检测
CD4+T淋巴细胞计数
通过流式细胞术等方法检测外周血中 CD4+T淋巴细胞数量，评估免疫功能 和病情严重程度。
通过PCR技术检测血液中病毒RNA的 数量，反映病毒复制活跃程度和病情 进展。
社会影响
艾滋病不仅对感染者本人造成巨大伤害，还对其家庭和社会产生深远影响。由于社会对艾滋病的歧视和偏见，感 染者往往面临就业、教育、婚姻等方面的困难。同时，艾滋病的流行也给社会经济和公共卫生系统带来沉重负担 。
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艾滋病病理生理及临床表现
病理生理机制
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病毒入侵与复制
HIV病毒通过破坏人体免 疫系统中的CD4+ T淋巴 细胞，导致细胞免疫功能 缺陷。
高危人群定义
明确高危人群范围，包括 性工作者、静脉吸毒者、 同性恋者等。
筛查方法
采用快速检测试剂、HIV 抗体检测等方法进行高危 人群筛查。
艾滋病的英语ppt课件
Once the T-cell count is less than200cell/mm the person is diagnosed with AIDS.
We are concerned about …
By the end of 2008 an estimated 33.4 million people worldwide were living with HIV. That same year, about 2 million people died of AIDS-related illnesses. Globally, less than one person in five at risk of HIV has access to basic HIV prevention services. Only 36% of people who needed HIV treatment had access to it by end-2009, using the WHO 2010 criterion for treatment initiation of a CD4 count of 350 cells/mm3.
1. Key factors needed include public education, affordable drugs, medical training for healthcare workers in hospitals and the public health system, monitoring and evaluation, care for orphans, measures to stop mother-to-child transmission, a comprehensive care framework and research into vaccines and a cure
We are concerned about …
By the end of 2008 an estimated 33.4 million people worldwide were living with HIV. That same year, about 2 million people died of AIDS-related illnesses. Globally, less than one person in five at risk of HIV has access to basic HIV prevention services. Only 36% of people who needed HIV treatment had access to it by end-2009, using the WHO 2010 criterion for treatment initiation of a CD4 count of 350 cells/mm3.
1. Key factors needed include public education, affordable drugs, medical training for healthcare workers in hospitals and the public health system, monitoring and evaluation, care for orphans, measures to stop mother-to-child transmission, a comprehensive care framework and research into vaccines and a cure
aids艾滋英文简绍 ppt课件
Antiretroviral（抗逆转 录病毒的）treatment
reduces both the mortality（[mɔ:'tæliti] 死亡率）and the morbidity（[mɔ:'biditi] 发病率）, but these
drugs are expensive and
routine access to
c) Perinatal（[,peri'neitəl]产期的 ）
transmission
The transmission of the virus from the mother to the child can occur in utero （子宫） during the last weeks of pregnancy and at childbirth.
Please take care for AIDS patients
THANKS
5. Prevention
a)Be careful about your sexual contact.
b) HIV-infected mothers should avoid breast-feeding their infant.
c)Health care workers can reduce exposure to HIV by employing precautions（预防 措施）to reduce the risk of exposure to contaminated（[kən'tæmineitid]受感染的）
antiretroviral medication
is not available in all
countries.
艾滋病英文 ppt课件
infections
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the actual number of people infected with the virus has reached
eight hundred and fifty thousand.
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World Health Organization (WHO) recognized December 1st as the World AIDS Days.
I have a dream One day I can return to Colleagues and friends side To return to the arms of parents
I have a dream One day all of the patients Standing in the sun Breathe freely Peace and equality to enjoy life
艾滋病英文 ppt课件
What is AIDS?
AIDS medical full name is "acquired immune deficiency syndrome", is the HIV causes a severe infectious disease.
HIV invades the body damage the body's immune function, to make the human body in a variety of difficult to cure infections and tumors, and ultimately death.
2020/7/7
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the actual number of people infected with the virus has reached
eight hundred and fifty thousand.
2020/7/7
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2020/7/7
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World Health Organization (WHO) recognized December 1st as the World AIDS Days.
I have a dream One day I can return to Colleagues and friends side To return to the arms of parents
I have a dream One day all of the patients Standing in the sun Breathe freely Peace and equality to enjoy life
艾滋病英文 ppt课件
What is AIDS?
AIDS medical full name is "acquired immune deficiency syndrome", is the HIV causes a severe infectious disease.
HIV invades the body damage the body's immune function, to make the human body in a variety of difficult to cure infections and tumors, and ultimately death.
AIDS艾滋病英语课件
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.
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.
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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.
Immune Deficiency means a weakness in the body's system that fights diseases.
Syndrome means a
group of health
problems that make
AIDS_艾滋病英文 PPT课件
医学资料
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The spread of AIDS way
1. Mother-to-child transmission 2. Sexually transmitted 3. Transmitted through blood
医学资料
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1.Mother-to-child transmission
through the placenta, childbirth, lactation, etc.
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What are the symptoms of AIDS?
A person is diagnosed with AIDS when they have developed an AIDS related condition or symptom, called an opportunistic infection, or an AIDS related cancer. The infections are called ‘opportunistic’ because they take advantage of the opportunity offered by a weakened immune system. It is possible for someone to be diagnosed with AIDS even if they have not developed an opportunistic infection. AIDS can be diagnosed when the number of immune system cells (CD4 cells) in the blood of an HIV positive person drops below a certain level.
艾滋病(AIDS)课件
• 抗病毒治疗 叠氮胸苷 〔azidothymidine,AZT 〕，其它：双脱氧肌苷、 双脱氧腺苷、三氮唑核苷等。
• 重建免疫功能的治疗 可用干扰素、白细胞介 素等。严禁用免疫抑制药物。
• 时机性感染的治疗 • 恶性肿瘤的治疗 对卡波济氏肉瘤，早期可交
替使用并春花碱与博来霉素，有内脏病变者再 加用阿霉素。
病理改变〔二〕
• 时机性感染：病变特点为炎症反响轻而不典型， 病灶中病原体明显；常见两种或多种感染同时 存在或相继发生、某种感染反复发生。
• 肿瘤：最常见是卡波济肉瘤，其次为淋巴瘤。 • 神经系统：HIV直接引起的无菌性脑膜炎、亚
急性脑病痴呆、空洞性脊髓病等。时机感染引 起的弓形虫、隐球菌、巨细胞病毒引起的脑炎、 脑膜炎等。
发病机理
• HIV经皮肤或粘膜 HIV经血液或血制品
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↘↙
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血液
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↓
• IL-2与IFN分泌减少 TH 细胞 B淋巴细胞功能改变，
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↓
• B细胞的成熟与分化障碍，合成与分泌免疫球蛋白增多
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↓
•
TH 细胞出现病变，死亡
病变结果
• 大单核细胞与巨噬细胞、自然杀伤细胞 功能下降
• 血清中出现抗淋巴细胞抗体，抗核抗体 等
临床表现分类：
• 旧分类
新分类〔CDC〕
• 1．无病症的HIV感染 I 急性感染—一过性传 单
• 2．ARC
II 无病症的HIV感染，
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仅抗HIV阳性
• 3．AIDS
III、IV—A、B
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IV—C、D、E
• 第III组持续性全身淋巴结肿大
第IV 组 分为5个亚型：
– A亚型：有非特异的全身病症，如持续 一个月以上的发热、腹泻、体重减轻 10%以上，而找不出病因者。
• 重建免疫功能的治疗 可用干扰素、白细胞介 素等。严禁用免疫抑制药物。
• 时机性感染的治疗 • 恶性肿瘤的治疗 对卡波济氏肉瘤，早期可交
替使用并春花碱与博来霉素，有内脏病变者再 加用阿霉素。
病理改变〔二〕
• 时机性感染：病变特点为炎症反响轻而不典型， 病灶中病原体明显；常见两种或多种感染同时 存在或相继发生、某种感染反复发生。
• 肿瘤：最常见是卡波济肉瘤，其次为淋巴瘤。 • 神经系统：HIV直接引起的无菌性脑膜炎、亚
急性脑病痴呆、空洞性脊髓病等。时机感染引 起的弓形虫、隐球菌、巨细胞病毒引起的脑炎、 脑膜炎等。
发病机理
• HIV经皮肤或粘膜 HIV经血液或血制品
•
↘↙
•
血液
•
↓
• IL-2与IFN分泌减少 TH 细胞 B淋巴细胞功能改变，
•
↓
• B细胞的成熟与分化障碍，合成与分泌免疫球蛋白增多
•
↓
•
TH 细胞出现病变，死亡
病变结果
• 大单核细胞与巨噬细胞、自然杀伤细胞 功能下降
• 血清中出现抗淋巴细胞抗体，抗核抗体 等
临床表现分类：
• 旧分类
新分类〔CDC〕
• 1．无病症的HIV感染 I 急性感染—一过性传 单
• 2．ARC
II 无病症的HIV感染，
•
仅抗HIV阳性
• 3．AIDS
III、IV—A、B
•
IV—C、D、E
• 第III组持续性全身淋巴结肿大
第IV 组 分为5个亚型：
– A亚型：有非特异的全身病症，如持续 一个月以上的发热、腹泻、体重减轻 10%以上，而找不出病因者。
2024版艾滋病完整版课件
艾滋病完整版课件contents •艾滋病概述•艾滋病生物学基础•临床表现与诊断方法•治疗原则与策略选择•预防策略与实践举措•心理干预与生活质量提升目录01艾滋病概述定义与传播途径定义艾滋病（Acquired ImmuneDeficiency Syndrome，AIDS）是一种由人类免疫缺陷病毒（HIV）引起的严重免疫缺陷病。
传播途径主要通过性接触、血液传播和母婴传播。
其中，性接触是最主要的传播途径。
全球及国内现状分析全球现状自1980年代初艾滋病被发现以来，全球已有数千万人感染HIV，其中大部分在发展中国家。
尽管抗病毒治疗取得了显著进展，但艾滋病仍是全球公共卫生领域的重要挑战。
国内现状中国自1985年发现首例艾滋病病例以来，感染人数逐年上升。
近年来，政府加大了防治力度，通过宣传教育、免费检测、抗病毒治疗等措施，有效控制了艾滋病的传播。
艾滋病对社会影响社会经济负担01艾滋病患者及其家庭往往面临沉重的经济负担，包括治疗费用、营养费用、误工费用等。
同时，艾滋病也对社会经济发展造成负面影响，如劳动力损失、医疗资源占用等。
社会歧视与偏见02由于艾滋病传播途径的特殊性及社会对艾滋病的误解，艾滋病患者往往遭受歧视和偏见，导致他们难以融入社会，影响生活质量。
社会稳定与安全03艾滋病的传播可能引发社会恐慌和不稳定因素，如恐慌性购买抗病毒药物、对感染者的排斥和歧视等。
此外，艾滋病也可能通过非法途径传播，如吸毒、卖淫等，对社会治安造成威胁。
02艾滋病生物学基础HIV是一种球形病毒，直径约120纳米，由核心、衣壳和包膜组成。
核心包含病毒RNA和逆转录酶，衣壳由蛋白质组成，包膜则来自宿主细胞，并嵌有病毒编码的糖蛋白。
HIV生命周期HIV生命周期包括吸附、侵入、逆转录、整合、复制、组装和释放等步骤。
在吸附和侵入过程中，HIV利用糖蛋白与宿主细胞受体结合，进入细胞。
随后，逆转录酶将病毒RNA逆转录为DNA，并整合到宿主细胞基因组中。
爱滋病AIDS.ppt
愛滋病AIDS
愛滋病是什麼？ 愛滋病是如何得到的？ 怎樣才知道感染愛滋病？ 愛滋病如何預防？ 愛滋病有何治療方法？
愛滋病是什麼？
愛 滋 病 （ AIDS - Acquired Immunodeficiency
Syndrome ） 又 稱「後天免疫缺乏症候群」 ， 是 由 愛滋病毒所引發的疾病。這種疾病會破壞人 類的免疫系統，使人體失去抵抗疾病的能力， 導致病毒、原蟲、細菌、黴菌等可輕易侵入 人體，而引發各種疾病及發生惡性腫瘤，最 後終致百病俱發而喪失寶貴之生命。
愛滋病有何治療方Байду номын сангаас？
迄目前為止愛滋病無法治癒，也 沒有疫苗預防。 最好的方法就是預防。
愛滋病如何預防？
1.勿與任何已感染愛滋病毒的人有性交、
肛交或共用針頭、針筒的行為。
2.勿與「個人交往史」不清楚、不了解者
發生任何性行為。
3.維持單一固定性伴侶。 4.避免嫖妓。 5.請確實正確使用「保險套」 。
愛滋病是如何得到的？
1. 與染愛滋病毒者發生口腔、肛門、陰道
等方式的性交。
2. 輸用愛滋病毒污染的血液、血液成份、
血液製劑。
3. 與感染病毒者共用針頭、針筒。 4. 由愛滋病母親傳染給嬰兒。
怎樣才知道感染愛滋病？
是否感染愛滋病，要經驗血才知道。有 高危險行為的人，或懷疑自己被感染的 人，請儘速到後列檢驗單位抽血檢查或 接受郵寄「濾紙乾血法」的檢驗。但是， 請千萬記得，絕不可利用捐血中心做愛 滋病毒的檢驗， 捐血中心亦不會將愛滋 病毒檢驗結果告訴您，以避免高危險行 為者「 假捐血之名，而從事驗血之實。」
愛滋病是什麼？ 愛滋病是如何得到的？ 怎樣才知道感染愛滋病？ 愛滋病如何預防？ 愛滋病有何治療方法？
愛滋病是什麼？
愛 滋 病 （ AIDS - Acquired Immunodeficiency
Syndrome ） 又 稱「後天免疫缺乏症候群」 ， 是 由 愛滋病毒所引發的疾病。這種疾病會破壞人 類的免疫系統，使人體失去抵抗疾病的能力， 導致病毒、原蟲、細菌、黴菌等可輕易侵入 人體，而引發各種疾病及發生惡性腫瘤，最 後終致百病俱發而喪失寶貴之生命。
愛滋病有何治療方Байду номын сангаас？
迄目前為止愛滋病無法治癒，也 沒有疫苗預防。 最好的方法就是預防。
愛滋病如何預防？
1.勿與任何已感染愛滋病毒的人有性交、
肛交或共用針頭、針筒的行為。
2.勿與「個人交往史」不清楚、不了解者
發生任何性行為。
3.維持單一固定性伴侶。 4.避免嫖妓。 5.請確實正確使用「保險套」 。
愛滋病是如何得到的？
1. 與染愛滋病毒者發生口腔、肛門、陰道
等方式的性交。
2. 輸用愛滋病毒污染的血液、血液成份、
血液製劑。
3. 與感染病毒者共用針頭、針筒。 4. 由愛滋病母親傳染給嬰兒。
怎樣才知道感染愛滋病？
是否感染愛滋病，要經驗血才知道。有 高危險行為的人，或懷疑自己被感染的 人，請儘速到後列檢驗單位抽血檢查或 接受郵寄「濾紙乾血法」的檢驗。但是， 請千萬記得，絕不可利用捐血中心做愛 滋病毒的檢驗， 捐血中心亦不會將愛滋 病毒檢驗結果告訴您，以避免高危險行 為者「 假捐血之名，而從事驗血之實。」
艾滋病介绍英语演示课件
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What causes AIDS?
AIDS is caused by HIV. HIV is a virus that gradually attacks immune system cells. As HIV progressively damages these cells, the body becomes more vulnerable to infections, which it will have difficulty in fighting off. It is at the point of very advanced HIV infection that a person is said to have AIDS. It can be years before HIV has damaged the
immune system enough for AIDS to develop.
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What are the symptoms of AIDS?
A person is diagnosed with AIDS when they have
developed an AIDS related condition or symptom,
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What is AIDS?
AIDS stands for: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome AIDS is a medical condition. A person is diagnosed with AIDS when their immune system is too weak to fight off infections. Since AIDS was first identified in the early 1980s, an unprecedented number of people have been affected by the global AIDS epidemic. Today, there are an estimated 33.4 million people living with HIV and AIDS and each year around two million people die from AIDS related illnesses.
What causes AIDS?
AIDS is caused by HIV. HIV is a virus that gradually attacks immune system cells. As HIV progressively damages these cells, the body becomes more vulnerable to infections, which it will have difficulty in fighting off. It is at the point of very advanced HIV infection that a person is said to have AIDS. It can be years before HIV has damaged the
immune system enough for AIDS to develop.
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What are the symptoms of AIDS?
A person is diagnosed with AIDS when they have
developed an AIDS related condition or symptom,
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What is AIDS?
AIDS stands for: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome AIDS is a medical condition. A person is diagnosed with AIDS when their immune system is too weak to fight off infections. Since AIDS was first identified in the early 1980s, an unprecedented number of people have been affected by the global AIDS epidemic. Today, there are an estimated 33.4 million people living with HIV and AIDS and each year around two million people die from AIDS related illnesses.
AIDS艾滋病英文介绍精品PPT课件
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Story 3
An Aids orphan's story
Teddy lives in a village in southern Uganda. Her parents died of AIDS-related illnesses when she was 11. She now lives with her three brothers and sisters and helps to look after three other boys whose parents also died of AIDS-related illnesses. “My mother and father died in 1996. My father died in the hospital. But I saw my mother die here. Because I was a bit older than the others, I looked after her. I used to cook food for her, wash her clothes, and boil herbs for her. She told me she was suffering from Aids, but she didn't tell me how she got it or how to avoid it. I wish she'd told me more about it. I'd like to know how it's transmitted.
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listen to the stories…
Hale Waihona Puke Story 1This is a photo of a 24 year old girl named Leah. Her blank expression hardly masks her fear. Fearing she was exposed to HIV after being gang-raped 15 hours earlier, she stares silently as she waits for a rape exam at the Themba Public Hospital in Mpumalanga. The rape allegedlly occurred December 25, 2001. She does not know yet whether she has been exposed to
Story 3
An Aids orphan's story
Teddy lives in a village in southern Uganda. Her parents died of AIDS-related illnesses when she was 11. She now lives with her three brothers and sisters and helps to look after three other boys whose parents also died of AIDS-related illnesses. “My mother and father died in 1996. My father died in the hospital. But I saw my mother die here. Because I was a bit older than the others, I looked after her. I used to cook food for her, wash her clothes, and boil herbs for her. She told me she was suffering from Aids, but she didn't tell me how she got it or how to avoid it. I wish she'd told me more about it. I'd like to know how it's transmitted.
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listen to the stories…
Hale Waihona Puke Story 1This is a photo of a 24 year old girl named Leah. Her blank expression hardly masks her fear. Fearing she was exposed to HIV after being gang-raped 15 hours earlier, she stares silently as she waits for a rape exam at the Themba Public Hospital in Mpumalanga. The rape allegedlly occurred December 25, 2001. She does not know yet whether she has been exposed to
aids english ppt,艾滋病英文ppt
Tell me why does it have to be like this? !
To prevent the spread of AIDS, your first priority should be protecting yourself from HIV infection. Understand the disease. Learn and practice safer behaviors. This will help you lead a healthy life.
Many people are afraid of people with AIDS since they think there is a risk of being infected. People with AIDS are normally lonely since many people are not lling to communicate with them.
# Be aware of the risks of sharing needles and other drug equipment. If you use drugs, enroll in a treatment program. Try to quit. If you cannot stop right away, don't share needles or syringes with anyone.
What You Can Do ?
* Learn basic facts about how you can and cannot become infected with HIV. Knowing the facts can help you protect yourself and reduce fears about contracting HIV through usual contact.
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What causes AIDS?
• It is said that a kind of monkey in Africa carries the HIV,the HIV is friendly to the monkeys,but many people will be killed by the HIV, someone was bited by the monkey, so the man gets the AIDS and then many people are infected by the disease. • In a word,AIDS is caused by HIV.HIV is a virus that gradually attacks immune system cells. As HIV progressively damages these cells, the body becomes more vulnerable to infections, which it will have difficulty in fighting off. It is at the point of very advanced HIV infection that a person is said to have AIDS. It can be years befor HIV has damaged the immune system enough for AIDS to develop.
Thank you
The World AIDS Day is December 1st each year.
• Among these deaths, more than 3 million were children and over 11 million were between fifteen and twenty-four.
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• 2.9 million people died of AIDS in 2003
– 800,000 children under age 15 died in 2002
• 4.8 million people were newly infected in 2003
– 15,000 new infections per day
approximately 16.8 million are women and 3.4 million are less than 15 years
old.[116] It resulted in about 1.6 million deaths in 2012, down from a peak of 2.2 million in 2005.
The estimated number of people living with HIV/AIDS by country as of 2008.
Global AIDS:
The number of people living with HIV is increasing unabated
Around 1% of adults (15-49) are HIV positive globaly
Global AIDS
Global AIDS: The Health and Human Rights Crisis of our Generation
• 37.8 million people worldwide are living with HIV
– 3.2 million are children under the age of 15
Story 3
An Aids orphan's story
Teddy lives in a village in southern Uganda. Her parents died of AIDS-related illnesses when she was 11. She now lives with her three brothers and sisters and helps to look after three other boys whose parents also died of AIDS-related illnesses. “My mother and father died in 1996. My father died in the hospital. But I saw my
mother die here. Because I was a bit older than the others, I looked after her.
St-year-old Ntombi cries as she recounts being raped eight months earlier by a family friend. Ntombi received
smuggled AIDS medication immediately after her assault and has
• Over 20 million people have died of AIDS since 1981
Epidemiology of HIV/AIDS
HIV/AIDS is a global pandemic. As of 2012, approximately 35.3 million people
HIV/AIDS.
3,000 dead every month in South Africa
In rural, HIV-ridden South Africa, one would expect
a place consumed by the AIDS pandemic: the
country has more HIV carriers than any other
nation in the world, with 4.7 million people
infected. But in December, South Africans were
consumed with something besides the disease
that keeps killing family, friends and neighbors.
listen to the stories…
Story 1
This is a photo of a 24 year old girl named Leah. Her blank
expression hardly masks her fear. Fearing she was exposed to
HIV after being gang-raped 15 hours earlier, she stares silently as she waits for a rape exam at the Themba Public Hospital in Mpumalanga. The rape allegedlly occurred December 25, 2001. She does not know yet whether she has been exposed to
since tested negative for HIV. Millions of South Africans, however, are infected with HIV, and September 11 has done little to draw the
world's attention to the national epidemic.
have HIV worldwide with the number of new infections that year being about 2.3 million. This is down from 3.1 million new infections in 2001. Of these