HIV is spreading across the world at a high rate, with about 7,000 people catching the virus daily.
艾滋病病毒在全球以高速传播,大约每天有7千人受到感染。
The virus is spread in three ways - it can be passed on through unprotected sex, through blood and from a mother to her child.
病毒通过三种途径传播——通过未加防护的性行为传播、通过血液和母婴传播。
The vast majority of people receive HIV through unprotected sex with someone who already has HIV.
绝大多数携带艾滋病病毒的人事通过与HIV患者发生未加防护的性行为造成的。
HIV can also be spread through blood, for example, if a person with HIV shares needles with another person, or if someone receives his or her blood during an operation.
艾滋病也能通过血液传染,例如,一个由艾滋病的人与其他人共用注射针,或者一些人在手术中输入了他或她的血液。
Finally, mothers with HIV can pass the virus on to their child when they are pregant or giving birth, or through their breast milk.
最后,有艾滋病的母亲在怀孕,生产或哺乳时能将病毒传播给他们的孩子。
To avoid having a child with HIV, some women with HIV seek abortions.
为避免有一个患有艾滋病的孩子此种情况,一些被感染的妇女选择流产。
Contrary to what many people think, HIV cannot be spread through mosquitoes, a cough or sneeze, or by merely touching someone with Aids.
与许多人所想象的不同,艾滋病毒不会通过文字叮咬、咳嗽、打喷嚏或只是触碰艾滋病人而传播。