HIV/AIDS

1. HIV/AIDS 人类免疫缺陷病毒/ 获得性免疫缺陷综合症 Dehong Xu The Hospital of Fudan University

2. Introduction AIDS is a life threatening disease caused by the Human Immunodeficiency Virus, or HIV. HIV makes it difficult for the body to fight off infections(击退感染).

3. There is no cure(治愈)for AIDS.

4. What is HIV? HIV is the virus that causes AIDS. When a person has HIV it means the HIV virus is in his or her body.

5. When a person has AIDS it means HIV has made it so the body cannot fight off infections. The person may get infections or tumors (肿瘤)that the body can no longer fight off.

6. Everyone who has AIDS also has HIV. • True or false • True. Since AIDS is an advanced form of an HIV infection, everyone who has AIDS also has HIV. HIV causes AIDS.

7. How is HIV transmitted (传染)? HIV enters the body through blood, semen (精液), vaginal fluid (阴道液体) or breast milk（乳液） from an infected person.

8. The body depends on the immune (免疫)system to fight infections the same way it depends on the digestive system (消化系统)to digest food. The immune system also keeps some types of cancer from taking over the body. With no immune system (免疫系统), a person would die from a simple infection such as a cold or flu (流感).

9. If we think of the immune system as an army fighting infections, white blood cells are the soldiers. They are called lymphocyte (淋巴细胞). There are special lymphocyte called CD4 helper lymphocyte (辅助淋巴细胞). They coordinate the immune system’s attack on foreign organisms.

10. As HIV infects the body, it destroys CD4 helper lymphocyte (辅助淋巴细胞)by using them to make copies of itself. This causes the immune system (免疫系统) to not work well. HIV stands for Human Immunodeficiency Virus(人类免疫缺陷病毒). “Immuno” means the immune system and “deficiency” means lacking.

11. Lymphocyte (淋巴细胞) and HIV fight each other for years. Each day the body makes billions of CD4 cells and the HIV uses them to make even more of its own copies. In most people, the HIV eventually wins the battle. However, new medications (药物) can make it difficult for HIV to win.

12. After a person is infected with HIV, the number of CD4 cells goes down. A normal count is 600 to 1500 per cubic milliliter of blood. When the count drops below 200, the body’s immune system cannot work well at all. With a CD4 count below 200, a simple infection could cause a lot of trouble because the body cannot fight it off.

13. After getting HIV, when does a person have AIDS? There is no clear-cut answer but doctors agree that a person has AIDS if he or she has HIV and BOTH of the following happen: • The CD4 helper lymphocyte count is 200 or less • He or she has a serious infection or cancer because the immune system could not fight it off

14. AIDS Complications 艾滋病并发症

15. AIDS stands for Acquired Immuno (免疫) Deficiency Syndrome. This means a disease caused by a weak immune system. Immune system

16. Once HIV turns into AIDS, the risk of death is much higher. Even so, the risk varies a lot from patient to patient. Some AIDS patients die shortly after being diagnosed (确诊), while others live 12 more years or longer. Fortunately, patients with AIDS are living longer as new treatments are discovered.

17. Without treatment, a person with AIDS could die from a simple infection. Viruses, bacteria, fungi (真菌) and parasites (寄生虫) can cause infections.

18. Bacteria Infection Infections caused by bacteria include: • Tuberculosis (TB) （结核） • Mycobacterium Avium Complex (MAC)（鸟分支杆菌复合体） • Salmonellosis（沙门氏菌病） The Hospital of Fudan university

19. Virus Infection Infections caused by viruses include: • Cytomegalovirus (CMV) （巨细胞病毒） • Viral hepatitis （病毒性肝炎） • Herpes simplex virus (HSV) （单纯疱疹病毒） • Human papilloma（人类乳头状瘤病毒） • Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML)( 进展性多灶脑白质病)

20. Fungi Infection 真菌感染 Infections caused by fungi include: • Candidiasis （念珠菌病） • Cryptococcal meningitis （隐球菌脑膜炎）

21. Parasites Infection 寄生虫感染 Infections caused by parasites include: • Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (PCP) （卡氏肺孢子菌肺炎） • Toxoplasmosis（弓形体） • Cryptosporidiosis （隐孢子虫病）

22. Cancer HIV also makes the body helpless against certain types of cancer. People with HIV are more likely to develop cancers such as: • Kaposi’s sarcoma （卡波氏肉瘤） • Cervical cancer （宫颈癌） • Non Hodgkin’s lymphoma (非何杰金氏淋巴瘤)

23. Infection 感 染

24. Anyone can get HIV.A person with HIV can give it to another person through blood, semen(精液), vaginal fluid(阴道液), or breast milk.

25. HIV is not transmitted through saliva (唾液), sweat(汗液), spit(痰), tears, air or insects (昆虫).

26. There are different amounts of HIV in various bodily fluids. The highest amounts of HIV are in blood.

27. The most common way to get HIV is through unprotected sex - sex without a condom (避孕套). If a person has HIV, the virus is in their blood and semen (精液) or vaginal secretions (阴道分泌物). It could enter another person’s body through tiny cuts or sores(疮) on the skin or the lining of the vagina (阴道表面), penis (阴茎), rectum (直肠) or mouth.

28. Another common way of getting HIV is by sharing a needle or syringe (注射器) with someone who has HIV.

29. Remember these 2 rules to answer the next questions. HIV is transmitted through blood, semen (精液), vaginal fluid and breast milk. HIV is not transmitted through saliva (唾液), sweats, spit (痰), tears, airs or insects.

30. A pregnant women with HIV can transfer HIV to her baby. True OR False

31. Is it possible to get HIV by getting a tattoo (纹身）? Yes OR No Yes. If the person giving a tattoo does not sterilize the equipment, the person getting the tattoo could get HIV if the equipment is contaminated from previous use on someone with HIV.

32. HIV can be transmitted by sharing a razor. True OR False True. If a person with HIV shaves and cuts him or herself, it will contaminate the razor. If another person uses the same razor to shave with, he or she could get HIV.

33. A healthy person can get HIV by using the same toilet seat as an infected person. True OR False HIV is not transmitted through sweat or urine (尿).

34. HIV can spread through anal sex (肛交) with a person has HIV. True OR False True. Anal sex(肛交) is even more hazardous than vaginal sex in transmitting HIV. Anal sex is likely to cause tears in the covering of the anus. This makes iteasy for HIV spread through exchange of blood and semen.

35. HIV can spread by kissing an infected person on the cheek with no cuts or sores on it. True OR False False. HIV is not transmitted through sweat.

36. Open-mouthed kissing with an infected person is not recommended. If there are any cuts or sores in the mouth, blood exchange could pass the virus to the uninfected person. Exchange of only saliva is not enough to transmit HIV.

37. HIV can spread by sharing a swimming pool with an infected person. True OR False Sharing a swimming pool is not a known risk for getting HIV.

38. HIV can spread by oral sex (口交). True OR False True. Since semen carries HIV, the virus can spread through the lining of the mouth (口腔黏膜). There is more chance of it spreading if the mouth has any cuts or sores.

39. HIV can spread through blood transfusion (输血) during surgery if any of the blood is contaminated. True OR False If a person receives a transfusion of contaminated blood, he or she can get HIV. However, since 1985 all donated blood is screened for HIV in the United States. It would be extremely rare to get HIV through a blood transfusion in the United States.

40. Symptoms 症 状

41. The symptoms of HIV and AIDS vary from person to person. This section discusses the symptoms according to the following stages. • When a person first gets HIV • Early HIV stage • Late HIV stage • Early AIDS stage

42. Most people do not notice if they get HIV. Some people who get the virus may develop a brief flu-like illness (流感样疾病) 2 to 6 weeks after becoming infected. However, since these symptoms are similar to a cold or flu, they go unnoticed.

43. During the early stages of HIV, a battle rages between CD4 cells and HIV for 8 or 9 years without being clinically noticed. Most people with HIV do not have symptoms in the early stages. Eventually, this stage ends with mild infections or chronic symptoms such as: • Swollen(肿胀) lymph nodes(淋巴结) - often one of the first signs of HIV infection • Diarrhea (腹泻) • Weight loss • Fever • Cough • Shortness of breath

44. During the late HIV stage, more serioussymptoms may start to appear such as: • Persistent, unexplained fatigue • Soaking night sweats • Shaking chills (寒战) or fever higher than 100°F (37.8°C) for several weeks • Swelling of lymph nodes(淋巴结肿大) for more than 3 months • Chronic diarrhea (慢性腹泻) • Persistent headaches (持续头痛)

45. All people who have HIV will develop AIDS within 10 years. True OR Faults Faults. People with HIV may develop AIDS in much less than 10 years or they may never develop AIDS. Progression of HIV and AIDS varies a lot from person to person. Scientists are still trying to figure out why.

46. Diagnosis 诊 断

47. If you think you may have HIV, you can easily get tested to find out if you have it.

48. The screening test(筛查) for HIV checks for HIV antibodies (抗体) in the blood. The body makes HIV antibodies to fight the virus. Since it usually takes 6 to 12 weeks for the body to make these antibodies, the test cannot be positive if done earlier than 6 weeks after an infection.

49. If an HIV test is positive (阳性), it is repeated. If the second test is also positive, there is another test that checks for HIV proteins in the blood. If that test is positive, a person is then diagnosed with HIV.

50. If you engage in high risk behavior, such as unprotected sex or sharing needles for intravenous (静脉注射的) drug use, get tested for HIV every 3 to 6 months.