Unit Five Section a The Battle Against AIDS I Background Information 1. AIDS AIDS, Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, is a disease which destroys the natural method the body uses to protect against other diseases. It is a disease caused by the Hiv Human Immunodeficiency Virus), but AIDS is different from HIV in that the former usually causes death while HIV may lead to AIDS. HIV is spread in three ways (1)contact with infected blood; (2)sex; (3)mother to child. AIDS usually develops in four stages: In the first stage, there is only infection by HIV and antibody (iw)production;(2)In the second stage. the lymph nodes(淋巴结) enlarge(肿大)(3) In the third stage, an infected person may begin to have such signs( E W)as tiredness, fever and night sweats;(4) In the last stage, AIDS is diagnosed when a person develops certain uncommon, life-threatening illness, for example Pneumocystis carinii pneumonial(卡氏肺囊虫肺炎)In- depth coverage on AIDS and HIV can found http:/dailynews.yahoocom/chealth/alds--hiV(note:therearethreeunderscores()in the link) 2. Latino(pl. Latinos) Latino(pl. Latinos ) is the name given to Hispanic American citizens in the United States in common but may be from different races or religion different Spanish speaking countries. Latinos are the fastest growing group in the U.S. and expected to more than double in size by 2020. For a comprehensive list of Latino resources on theInternetyoucancheckoutthewebpageathttpanic.utexas.edula/reqinhispanic/ 3. HIV HIV is the human immunodeficiency Virus. This is the virus that spreads through contact with infected blood, infected sexual partners or within the womb of an infected pregnant mother After infecting a person, HIV can remain hidden in the body for long and different periods of time until it becomes active and develops into AidS for which no known cure exists. The virus spreads very fast once contact has been made with an infected source. In-depth coverage on AidsandHivcanbefoundfromhttp:/dailynews.vahoo.com/chealth/alds---hil(note there three underscores( )in the link) 4. the federal government The federal government in the United States is a national republic whose members are elected to hold office for a limited period of time by citizens over 18 years of age. This republic has an elected president who is head of the nation as well as head of the federal or national government ForintroductiontotheU.s.governmentpleasevisithttp://bensquide.gpo.goy 5. a state government a state government is the political structure that includes an area of land, citizens, and an elected governing body with the right to control and change all powers within the state that are not given by constitution to the federal government. Fifty state governments exist in the United1 Unit Five Section A The Battle Against AIDS I. Background Information 1. AIDS AIDS, Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, is a disease which destroys the natural method the body uses to protect against other diseases. It is a disease caused by the HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus), but AIDS is different from HIV in that the former usually causes death while HIV may lead to AIDS. HIV is spread in three ways:(1) contact with infected blood; (2) sex; (3)mother to child. AIDS usually develops in four stages: In the first stage, there is only infection by HIV and antibody (抗体) production; (2) In the second stage, the lymph nodes (淋巴结) enlarge(肿大); (3) In the third stage, an infected person may begin to have such signs( 症 状 ) as tiredness, fever and night sweats; (4) In the last stage, AIDS is diagnosed when a person develops certain uncommon, life-threatening illness, for example, Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia(卡氏肺囊虫肺炎). In-depth coverage on AIDS and HIV can be found from http://dailynews.yahoo.com/fc/Health/AIDS---HIV(Note: there are three underscores(____) in the link). 2.Latino (pl .Latinos) Latino(pl. Latinos ) is the name given to Hispanic American citizens in the United States who share the Spanish language in common but may be from different races or religions and different Spanish speaking countries. Latinos are the fastest growing group in the U.S. and expected to more than double in size by 2020. For a comprehensive list of Latino resources on the Internet, you can check out the web page at http://lanic,utexas.edu/la/regin/hispanic/. 3. HIV HIV is the human immunodeficiency Virus. This is the virus that spreads through contact with infected blood, infected sexual partners or within the womb of an infected pregnant mother. After infecting a person, HIV can remain hidden in the body for long and different periods of time until it becomes active and develops into AIDS for which no known cure exists. The virus spreads very fast once contact has been made with an infected source. In-depth coverage on AIDS and HIV can be found from http://dailynews.yahoo.com/fc/Health/AIDS---HIV (Note; there three underscores (__) in the link). 4. the federal government The federal government in the United States is a national republic whose members are elected to hold office for a limited period of time by citizens over 18 years of age. This republic has an elected president who is head of the nation as well as head of the federal or national government. For introduction to the U.S. government, please visit http://bensguide.gpo.gov. 5. a state government A state government is the political structure that includes an area of land, citizens, and an elected governing body with the right to control and change all powers within the state that are not given by constitution to the federal government. Fifty state governments exist in the United States