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艾滋病àizībìng获得性免疫缺陷综合征的通称,是一种传染病。病原体是人类免疫缺陷病毒,通过性接触或血液、母婴等途径传播,侵入人体后,使丧失对病原微生物的免疫能力。蔓延迅速,死亡率高。{AIDS; acquired immune deficiency syndrome; infectious disease caused by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) which attacks the body's immune system, leaving it vulnerable to a variety of life threatening illnesses. AIDS is transmitted by infected blood (between intravenous drug users or through blood transfusion) and sexual intercourse. It can also be passed on passively by pregnant HIV positive women to their fetuses. It spreads quickly and has a high mortality rate.}[艾滋,英 AIDS,是 acquired immune deficiency syndrome 的缩写] |