爱滋病一词是由学名词首字母AIDS四字拼音而来,它是最近几年出现又引人关注的病症,系后天免疫力消失症。这种病首先由美国报告于一九八一年。今年七月,美国疾病防治中心披露,美国约有一万人患有爱滋病,还有五十余万人为携带病毒者,病人的数量每半年递增一倍,目前正向世界各处蔓延,如同瘟疫广泛传播。 The word AIDS is derived from the phonetic alphabet of the acronym AIDS. It is a disease that has emerged in recent years and attracts attention. It is a disease of acquired immunity. The disease was first reported by the United States in 1981. In July this year, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention disclosed that about 10,000 people in the United States have AIDS and there are more than 500,000 people who carry the virus. The number of patients is doubled every six months and is now spreading to all parts of the world as the plague Wide spread.