在乌干达西南部的安科累地区发现一种新的疾病。首例病人报告于1982年,随后又出现了许多新病例。该病与邻国扎伊尔和卢旺达流行的AIDS极其相似。多数病人表现为发热、全身不适,皮肤出现丘疹,并伴有慢性腹泻、机遇性呼吸道感染综合征及口腔念珠菌病:但主要症状为极度消瘦和体重减轻,当地人称之为消瘦病(SIim diseas-e)。鉴于人类T细胞白血病病毒(HTLY-Ⅲ)在乌干达呈地方性流行,因此作者对 A new disease has been found in the Ancul region of southwestern Uganda. The first patient reported in 1982, followed by many new cases. The disease closely resembles the AIDS epidemic in neighboring Zaire and Rwanda. Most patients present with fever, general malaise, pimples on their skin, and chronic diarrhea, opportunistic respiratory syndrome and oral candidiasis: but the main symptoms are extreme weight loss and weight loss, which locals call the SIim diseas -e). Given the endemicity of human T cell leukemia virus (HTLY-III) in Uganda, the authors