艾滋病英语作文：与艾滋病的斗争

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theunitingoftheworldaroundtheaidsepidemiciswithoutpriorexample.asthenumberofaidscasesaroundtheworldrapidlyincreases,nationsareshowinggreatfocusinbattlingthismonenemy—attackingrichandpoorcountriesthesame.

by1989,almosteverynationonearthhadestablishedaprogrameducatingitspeopleaboutaids,aordingtojonathanmann,directoroftheworldhealthanization's(who)internationalprogramonaids.atthattime,143countrieshadreportedoneormoreaidscases.

inadditiontonationalaidsprograms,workingtogetherinternationallyhasbegun.throughopenexchangesofscientificfactsaswellassupportofinternationalanizationssuchastheworldhealthanization,allnationscanjoineffortstofightagainstthislife-threateningdisease.aordingtowho,thisinternationalefforthasproducedtwocriticaldevelopments:first,thereisanamazinglevelofworld—widefocus,usingworldscientistsandinternationalsharingofhumanandeconomicresourcestofightaids.second,theworkofgovernments,anizations,andbusinesseshasbeenfollowedbytheveryhighactivityofpeople-assingles,families,andmunities.

theinfluenceofaids

theriseofacquiredimmunedeficiencysyndrome(aids)aroundtheearthhasrepresentedamajorchallengetomedicalprogressbothindevelopedandinless-developedcountries.thepastfortyyearssawgreatsuessinthecontrolofspreadingdiseasesandgreatstridestowardachieving"healthforallbytheyear"(amajorwhogoal)throughimprovedbasichealthcare,food,cleanliness,andimmunization(免疫)programs.

yet,becauseofitssuddenstartandrapidspread,aidscouldsoonwipeoutthisprogress.bytheendof1988,morethan130,000casesofaidswerereported,but,becauseofunderreporting,theremayactuallybemorethan350,000cases.also,atleastfivemillionpersonslikelyhavethehumanimmunodeficiencyvirus(hiv)(艾滋病病毒),whichcausesaids.thatmeansasmanyas400,000newcasesofaidscouldourinthenextfewyears-morethandoublingthepresenttotal.caringforaidspatientscouldseriouslystresseconomicresourceseveninrichercountries.

preventingonecaseofaidsmeanspreventingmanyfuturecases,whilepreventingacaseofmeasles(麻疹)ormalaria(疟疾)inafricawouldhavelittleeffectonitsspreading,sincethosediseasesarealreadymoninmanycountries.resourcesdevotedtoaidstesting,care,andeducationcouldalsobeusedtobattleother,more-knowndiseasesindevelopingcountries.

stoppingthespread

aidsspreadsonlyinlimitedwaysandcanbepreventedthroughinformedandmaturebehavior.encouragingsuchbehaviordependsonunderstandingthedifferentwaysaidsisspreadaroundtheworld.aidsspreadsinthreebasicways:first,throughsexualintercourse(性交);second,throughcontactwithdiseasedblood;andthirdfromanhivmothertoherbaby.theactualpatternsofspreadingoftheaidsviruschangefromculturetoculture.

spreadingofaidsinnorthamerica,westerneurope,australia,newzealandandpartsoflatinamericaoursmostoftenamonghomosexual(同性恋)orbisexual(双性恋)menandintravenous(iv)(静脉内注射的)drugusers(吸毒者),mostoftenincityareas.heterosexual(异性之间的)spreadingislow,butthereisdangerthatthespreadofaidsfrommale(男性)iv-druguserstotheirfemale(女性)partnerscouldincreasetheappearanceofaidsintheheterosexualpopulation.

insub-saharanafricaandlatinamerica,particularlythecaribbean,mostcasesouramongheterosexuals,andspreadingfrommother-to-childismon.spreadingthroughhomosexualcontactandiv-drugusealmostdoesnotexist.

ineasterneurope,northernafrica,theeasternmediterranean,asia,andmostofthepacific,fewercasesofaids,usuallyamongdrugusers,havebeenreportedthusfar.thewhoestimatesthatbangkok,thailandiv-drugusershavingtheaidsvirusincreasedfromlessthan1percentinaugust1987to30percentoneyearlater.

reachingout

whobelievesthat,asaidsbeesmoremon,thediseasepromisestounitetheworldtoadegreeneverseenbefore.injusttwoyears,theinternationalplanagainstaidshasgrownfromideastopractice,fromspeechestoaction.whoiscertainthat,together,wewilltriumphoveraidsratherthanallowthediseaseandthefears,worries,andprejudices(偏见)whichgowithittooverpowerus.