F2F Class Notes (Nemo) [W]

The Normal Heart

https://v.qq.com/x/cover/rovqhvdobwzc4r0.html

Reading

https://www.poz.com/article/partner2-undetectable

Vocabulary

epidemic (adj): 1-the appearance of a particular disease in a large number of people at the same time(疾病的)流行,传染
E.g.: a flu epidemic
流感的传播

pandemic (adj/n):(of a disease) existing in almost all of an area or in almost all of a group of people, animals, or plants(疾病)大规模流行的,广泛蔓延的
E.g.: In some parts of the world malaria is still pandemic.
在世界上一些地区疟疾仍在大规模流行。

infection (n): 1-a disease in a part of your body that is caused by bacteria or a virus
由细菌或病毒造成的身体部位的)感染
E.g.: a serious infection
严重的感染
E.g.: a throat infection
咽喉感染

infectious (adj): 1-able to pass a disease from one person, animal, or plant to another(人或动植物)传染的,具传染性的
E.g.: an infectious patient
传染病病人
E.g.: After the 21-day isolation period, Ebola survivors are no longer infectious.
经过21天的隔离期以后,埃博拉病毒幸存者不再具有传染性。

Writing exercise

A new drug is founded to cure HIV epidemic.(lilyl)
It’s a landmark in AIDS research that an antiretroviral drugs found recently can be suppressed HIV epidemic.In an 8-year study, 50 people who has HIV epidemic are joining the treatment during this period.Scientists found that most of their partner are no infectious if they treated with antiretroviral cure, and the other people who infected are proved that was through sex with someone other than their partner who was not on treatment.The amazing finding give human being a chance to overcome AIDS, and some gay man will meet a more hopeful prospect.

A new drug is discovered to stop HIV epidemic.(lilyl)
It’s a landmark in AIDS research that an antiretroviral drugs found recently can be suppressed HIV epidemic. In an 8-year study, 50 people who have HIV infection are joined the treatment during this period. Scientists found that non of the partners are infectious if they are treated with antiretroviral medicines, it is proved that those partners who got infected got it through sex with someone other than their partner who was on the treatment Scientists found that people who are on an effective treatment are not infectious.The amazing finding give human being a hope/possibility to overcome AIDS, and some gay man will meet a more hopeful prospects.