Aids English

The English name of AIDS is acquired immune syndrome, or AIDS for short.

198 1 AIDS was first discovered and diagnosed in the United States. AIDS can be divided into two types: H Ⅳ-1and H Ⅳ-2, both of which have their own subtypes. Different subtypes are prevalent in different regions, and the same subtype has certain differences in different regions.

This virus is contagious for life, destroying people's immune system and making people lose their ability to resist various diseases. HIV itself will not cause any diseases, but when the immune system is destroyed by HIV, the human body will be infected with other diseases due to loss of resistance, leading to various compound infections and deaths.

The average incubation period of HIV in human body is 12 to 13 years. Before developing into an AIDS patient, the patient looks normal and can live and work normally for many years without any symptoms.

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English terms directly related to AIDS:

1.VCT: English voluntary consultation &; The abbreviation of testing refers to voluntary counseling and testing. It refers to the process that people who need to be tested for HIV voluntarily choose whether to be tested for HIV after consultation and knowing confidentiality. VCT emphasizes the principles of "voluntariness" and "confidentiality" rather than compulsory testing.

2.HIV: the abbreviation of English human immunodeficiency virus, also known as "human immunodeficiency virus" or "AIDS virus", is a virus that can parasitize in human blood and attack human immune system. CD4 lymphocytes, the most important cells in human immune system, will lead to the loss of disease resistance and eventually lead to death due to various compound infections or tumors.

CD4:CD4 cell is a kind of lymphocyte, an important immune cell in human body and the target of HIV attack.