Although most people are familiar with Aids and how it is spread,
雖然大多數(shù)人都熟悉艾滋病及其傳播方式,
many people think that HIV and Aids are an African problem because there are so many HIV and Aids victims in Africa.
許多人認為艾滋病病毒和艾滋病是一個非洲問題,因為那里的感染患者非常高。
However, Since the disease burst on the scene in the 1980s, it has become a serious problem around the world.
但是,自從20世紀80年代發(fā)現(xiàn)艾滋病起,它變成了世界范圍內(nèi)的嚴重問題。
There are over 30 million people living with HIV worldwide.
世界范圍內(nèi)有3千萬艾滋病毒攜帶者。
According to World Health Organization (WHO), more than 4 million children have died of Aids, and more than 15 million children had lost their parents to Aids.
根據(jù)世界衛(wèi)生組織(WHO)估計,超過400萬的兒童已經(jīng)由于艾滋病而死亡,超過1500萬的兒童由于艾滋病失去了父母。
Something must be done to stop this disease.
必須做些事情來消滅這一疾病。
China has also been affected by the Aids.
中國也受到了艾滋病的影響。
By the end of 2009, there were about 740,000 carriers in China, among whom about 105,000 were Aids patients.
到2009年底,中國有大約74萬人艾滋病病毒攜帶者,其中有大約10萬5千名艾滋病病人。
In a bid to control the problem, the government has opened labs to monitor the disease, and in 2003 it also started providing free drugs for Aids patients.
為了控制這一問題,政府開辦實驗室以檢測艾滋病,在2003年,還開始為艾滋病患者提供免費藥物。